Santana de la Peña / Cuerno / Cuerno de la Peña

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17892SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 19th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Saturnino Obispo, Santana de la Peña
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Notes: 13thC church; much modified 15th/16thC
Church Address: Calle Iglesia San, 2A, 34878, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the PP-2293 in the municipality, and SE of Respenda de la Peña, 20 km of Cervera de Pisuerga
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Palencia [in the Archidiócesis de Burgos]
Historical Region: Concejos de la Guzpeña / La Montaña palentina
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the medieval font here) -- the church is Romnaesque and has a baptistery added in the 16th century ; the font may be of that period [source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabiespierre/5148673109/?q=santana%20de%20la%20pena%20iglesia] [no download function]
Font Notes:
Baptsmal font consisting of a tub-shaped basin raised on a circular moulded base that may have belonged to an earlier font; the basin itself is relatively modern. . The interior of the church has a small holy-water stoup with arcaded ribbed pattern; perhaps late-medieval? The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/palencia_SANTANA_CUERNO.pdf] [accessed 12 September 2025] mentions a font in it but gives no details.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 364465 4733180
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.739167, -4.655833
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 44′ 21″ N, 4° 39′ 21″ W

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.