Arges / Argés / Faracjes

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view of church exterior - west view

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view of church exterior in context

Scene Description: exterior view of the rock church known as "Eremitorio de San Pedro", in Argés

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view of church interior - detail

Scene Description: Source caption: "Entrada al Eremitorio de Argés, Valle de Manzanedo, Burgos"

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INFORMATION

FontID: 23165ARG
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Eulalia de Mérida
Church Patron Saints: St. Eulalia of Mérida
Church Location: Lugar Argés, 5, 09558 Argés, Burgos, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Burgos, Castilla y León
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the BU-V-5741, in the municipality of Valle de Manzanedo and 2 km E of Manzanedo, 14 km WSW of Villarcayo, 75-80 km N of Burgos capital. -- The Eremitorio de San Pedro is located 700-800 m. to the SE, on the N banks of the Ebro river.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Comarca de Las Merindades
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: , Medieval? / Renaissance?
The entry for this village in Emiliano Nebreda Perdiguero [www.archiburgos.es/wp-content/uploads/amo-a-mi-pueblo.pdf] [accessed 16 February 2021] notes: "iglesia, dedicada a Santa Eulalia [...] En ruinas hasta hace pocos años, ha sido recientemente restaurada [...] la portada es románica simple"; it mentions no font in it. A baptismal font here is reported in an article by A. Castellanos, 7 April 2013 edition of Diariodeburgos.es [www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/ZCB788C43-F288-43A3-D6E2AF411B32AA3E/20130407/milagro/arges] [accessed 16 February 2021]: "la antigua pila bautismal de Argés", without further details. [NB: a pre-Romanesque rock church known as "Eremitorio de San Pedro " is reported to have "In the centre of the main nave there is a rectangular hollow that suggests the ritual of baptism by immersion"[but could have been a depression meant for a grave] [source: www.turismo-prerromanico.com/en/monumento/san-pedro-de-args-20130629134125/ [accessed 16 February 2021] -- the GPS coordinates for the rock church are: 42º 53' 27.26" N 3º 40' 1.73" W].

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UTM: 30T 444871 4749392