Caltojar
Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2019
Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 2 June 2019)
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view of font
Scene Description: the statue and the red carrying frame have no relation to the font
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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view of font
Scene Description: plain except for a moulding at the upper rim
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Macu Fernández, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 June 2013 by Macu Fernández
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view of basin - interior
Scene Description: showing the centre drain hole -- the statue and the red carrying frame have no relation to the font
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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design element - motifs - moulding
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view of church exterior - south portal
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view of church exterior - south view - detail
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view of church exterior - west view - detail
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view of church exterior - north portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rowanwindwhistler, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 December 2011 by Rowanwindwhistler [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IglesiaDeSanMiguelCaltójar20111204140316P1140362.jpg] [accessed 18 April 2014]
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view of church exterior - south portal
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rowanwindwhistler, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 December 2011 by Rowanwindwhistler [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IglesiaDeSanMiguelCaltójar20111204135236P1140345.jpg] [accessed 18 April 2014]
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view of church exterior - south view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rowanwindwhistler, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 December 2011 by Rowanwindwhistler [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IglesiaDeSanMiguelCaltójar20111204135211P1140343.jpg] [accessed 18 April 2014]
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view of church exterior - northeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rowanwindwhistler, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 4 December 2011 by Rowanwindwhistler [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IglesiaDeSanMiguelCaltójar20111204140556P1140366.jpg] [accessed 18 April 2014]
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view of font in context
Scene Description: the statue and the red carrying frame have no relation to the font
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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view of church interior - pulpit
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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view of church interior - floor - detail
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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view of church interior - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received from the author (e-mail of 2 June 2019)
view of church interior - detail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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information
Scene Description: posted outside the entrance to the church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 July 2017 by Mikel Unanue
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 19156CAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel Arcángel, Caltojar
Font Location in Church: Inside, SW end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Calle Plaza, 42367 Caltojar, Soria, Spain
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 11 km from Berlanga, in the S area of Soria, 58 km SW of Soria capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Soria
Historical Region: Comunidad de Villa y Tierra de Berlanga
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_CALTOJAR.pdf] [accessed 22 September 2025]: "En el tramo occidental de la nave de la epístola se conserva la pila bautismal, de traza contemporánea a la construcción del templo. Su copa es troncocónica, de 109 cm de diámetro × 68 de altura, y aparece lisa, con un simple bocel en la embocadura, sobre un breve basamento baquetonado de 19 cm de altura." Baptismal font consisting of a large tub-like basin, plain but for a moulding at the upper rim; raised on a short round base.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Macu Fernández and to Mikel Unanue for their photographs of this church and font. We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 519814 4583705
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone?
Font Shape: tub-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 109 cm*
Basin Total Height: 68 cm*
Height of Base: 19 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 87 cm [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.