Cabezon de la Sal / Cabezón de la Sal
Image copyright © Jaime Zabalozuazola, 2024
Image and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 14 May 2024)
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symbol - sun
symbol - moon
symbol - cross - Latin - on a step - three steps
design element - motifs - floral - 8-petal
symbol - shield - coat of arms - unidentified
design element - motifs - arris
view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria) - Iglesia de San Martin"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: digital photograph 26 December 2012 by Zarateman [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cabezón_de_la_Sal_-_Iglesia_de_San_Martin_07.JPG] [accessed 16 May 2024]
Copyright Instructions: CC-Zero
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25499CAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 17thC church; modified 18thC
Church Address: C. San Martín, 11, 39500 Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabria, Spain -- Tel.: +34 942 70 01 57
Site Location: Santander, Cantabria, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the CA-371, S of the A-8, 15-20 km W of Torrelavega
Historical Region: Comarca de Saja-Nansa
Font Notes:
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The Cabezón de la Sal Turismo site [https://turismocabezondelasal.com/san-pedro-de-santibanez/] [accessed 16 May 2024] mentions a baptismal font of white sandstone located in the tower ["pila bautismal de arenisca blanca a los pies, en los bajos de la torre construida en el siglo XVIII"]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Jaime Zabalozuazola for his photograph of this font, and to Mikel Unanue for his help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 400043 4795701
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.3075, -4.2325
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 18′ 27″ N, 4° 13′ 57″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: tub-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round