Albornos

INFORMATION

Font ID: 19164ALB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Cognate Fonts: the font at Aldeaseca [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia parroquial de San Miguel Arcángel
Font Location in Church: Located in the new church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Previous Font Location(s): from the old abandoned church now in ruins
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
Church Address: C/ Callejón, 05358 Albornos, Avila, Spain [the new church]
Site Location: Avila, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A-V-P-111, 5 km 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
Additional Comments: re-cycled font [originally from the old church, moved into the new one]
Font Notes:
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]]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 341383 4522545
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.838611, -4.881389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 50′ 19″ N, 4° 52′ 53″ W