Montuenga nr. Codorniz

INFORMATION

FontID: 23678MON

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolomé

Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew

Church Location: Montuenga, 40464 Codorniz, Segovia, Spain

Country Name: Spain

Location: Segovia, Castilla y León

Directions to Site: Located off the CL-605 and N-605 crossroads, in the municipality and 3 km SW of Codorniz, 52 km WNW of Segovia capital

Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Avila [formerly in the diócesis de Palencia]

Historical Region: Campiña Segoviana

Century and Period: 13th century (early?), Mudéjar

Church Notes: the entry in the Enciclopedia del r... accepts the suggested date for the original church of the early-13thC [="el primer cuarto del siglo XIII, aspecto que, a falta de constancia documental, se valora como válido"]

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The entry for this church in the Enciclopedia del románico [www.romanicodigital.com] [accessed 17 January 2022] accepts the early13th century date for the church fabric, but mentions no font in it. The entry for this church in Aragón Mudéjar [https://www.aragonmudejar.com/castillaleon/montuenga/montuenga1.htm] [accessed 17 January 2022] does not mention a font in it. [NB: we have no information on the original baptismal font of the 13th-century church here]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 363218 4545183