Montecubeiro San Cibrao / Monte Cubeiro / Monte Cuperio / San Cibrao de Montecubeiro / Couto de San Cibrao de Montecubeiro

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view of church exterior - apse - corbel

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view of church exterior - northwest end

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view of church exterior - south view

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view of church exterior - west porch

Scene Description: added to the earlier monastery church in 1787; the lower part of the tower is visible on the right

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view of font in context

Scene Description: the plaque on the back wall identifies this as the "ANTIGUA PILA BAUTISMAL / MONTECUBEIRO"; the rest of the text refers to the brothers Pereira Calderon wgo subsidised the restoration work.

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INFORMATION

FontID: 21725MON
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Ciprián de Monte Cubeiro / Igrexa de San Cibrao de Montecubeiro [former church of the monastery of the same name]
Church Patron Saints: St. Ciprian [aka Ciprianus]
Church Location: Montecubeiro, 27128 Castroverde, Lugo, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lugo, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the CF-16-11, and W of the LU-P-1204, in the municipality of and 6 km N of Castroverde, NE of Lugo capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Lugo
Font Location in Church: outside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: Benedictine monastery 12th-13thC; Dominican in the late-15th-16thC; re-built as parish church in 1787
A large stone basin resting on its side is now kept outside the church; it appears totally plain and has a large drain hole; there appears to be another, smaller, basin supporting it, unless it was part of the base; other objects are kept in the same area within a metal railing enclosure. The plaque on the back wall identifies this as the old baptismal font of Montecubeiro.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 43.085278, -7.326667
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 43° 5′ 7″ N, 7° 19′ 36″ W
UTM: 29T 636203 4771644

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining