Albornos

INFORMATION

FontID: 19164ALB
Church/Chapel: Iglesia parroquial de San Miguel Arcángel [from the old abandoned church now in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Church Location: C/ Callejón, 05358 Albornos, Avila, Spain [the new church]
Country Name: Spain
Location: Avila, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A50, N of San Pedro de Arroyo, in La Moraña y Arévalo, NNE of Avila capital [NB: the ruins of the old church are located about .5 km SW of the village, across the Arevalillo river]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Ávila
Historical Region: La Moraña y Arévalo
Font Location in Church: Located in the new church
Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Cognate Fonts: the font at Aldeaseca [cf. FontNotes]
Church Notes: original 15th-16thC church collapsed in 1960s and is now abandoned and in ruins; new church with the same name and dedication built in the village centre
The octagonal baptismal font and a holy-water stoup from the old late-Gothic church were moved to the new church when the latter was built to replace the old parish church [="Hasta la nueva iglesia se trasladaron distintas piezas de la antigua parroquia[...] una agua bendita y la pila bautismal octogonal similar a la de Aldeaseca." [source: Area de Turismo de la Diputación de Avila [www.turismoavila.com/es/vieja-iglesia-de-san-miguel-arcangel.html#inicio] [accessed 19 April 2014]]