Celada de la Torre

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view of church exterior - southeast view
INFORMATION
FontID: 23097CEL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Cristina
Church Patron Saints: St. Cristina [not known which]
Church Location: Calle la Cruz, 1, 09591 Celada de la Torre, Burgos, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N-627 and the A-73, 13 km NNE of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Comarca de Alfoz de Burgos
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: Medieval
Church Notes: the present church is late-18thC; it replaced an earlier church located on a nearby height, and used some of the old building materials
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Emiliano Nebreda Perdiguero [www.archiburgos.es/wp-content/uploads/amo-a-mi-pueblo.pdf] [accessed 22 January 2021] reports: "La pila es de copa, lisa con pie cilíndrico ancho y corto".
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42º 25' 41'' N, 3º 38' 22'' W
UTM: 30T 447445 4697533
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round