San Miguel de Allende / San Miguel la Grande
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view of church exterior - west façade
Scene Description: the late-19th century façade
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Alejandro Linares Garcia, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 September 2010 by Alejandro Linares Garcia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FacadeParishMiguelAllende.JPG] [accessed 8 March 2012]
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view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © gnepita, 2009
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 29 March 2009 by gnepita [http://gnepita.blogspot.com/2009/03/san-miguel-de-allende-y-la-rodilla-que.html] [accessed 8 March 2012]
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view of church interior - baptistery
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © gnepita, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 29 March 2009 by gnepita [http://gnepita.blogspot.com/2009/03/san-miguel-de-allende-y-la-rodilla-que.html] [accessed 8 March 2012]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 17956ALL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century, Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel Arcángel, San Miguel de Allende
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: original church is 17th-century but present exterior, especially the facade is late-19th century 'Gothick'
Church Address: Principal S/N, Zona Centro, Centro, 37700 San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico -- Tel.: +52 415 152 0544
Site Location: Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located off Hwy 11/51, 50 km NW of Santiago de Querétaro, about 80 km from Guanajuato capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Celaya
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the colonial period consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with mouldings and ribbed pattern, raised on a pedestal base and a two-step plinth. Low-dome cover with large statue [John the Baptist?] finial.
COORDINATES
UTM: 14Q 318642 2313597
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 20.913839, -100.743819
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 20° 54′ 49.82″ N, 100° 44′ 37.75″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]