Oliva / La Oliva

Main image for Oliva / La Oliva

Image copyright © Julen Bengoetxea, 2024

Digital photograph and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 2 June 2024)

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Source caption: "Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria - La Oliva - Fuerteventura"
Scene Description: Source caption: "Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria - La Oliva - Fuerteventura"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Xosema, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph 1 September 2009 by Xosema [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Señora_de_la_Candelaria_-_La_Oliva_-_Fuerteventura_-_1.JPG] [accessed 7 June 2024]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-4.0,3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0

view of church interior - looking east

showing the font at the far [east] end of the south aisle
Scene Description: showing the font at the far [east] end of the south aisle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Julen Bengoetxea, 2024
Image Source: digital photograph 20 May 2024 by Julen Bengoetxea
Copyright Instructions: Digital photograph and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 2 June 2024)

view of font

at the east end of the south aisle
Scene Description: at the east end of the south aisle
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Julen Bengoetxea, 2024
Image Source: digital photograph 20 May 2024 by Julen Bengoetxea
Copyright Instructions: Digital photograph and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 2 June 2024)

view of stoup in context

toward the west end of the nave
Scene Description: toward the west end of the nave
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Julen Bengoetxea, 2024
Image Source: digital photograph 20 May 2024 by Julen Bengoetxea
Copyright Instructions: Digital photograph and permission received from the author via Mikel Unanue (e-mail of 2 June 2024)

INFORMATION

FontID: 25538OLI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: C. Juan Cabrera Méndez, 82, 35640 La Oliva, Las Palmas, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Las Palmas, Canarias
Directions to Site: Located off (S) FV-101-102 crossroads, on the N area of the island
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Canarias
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the S aisle, E end
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 17th - 19th century, Modern
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Julen Bengoetxea for his photographs of this church and font, and to Mikel Unanue for his help in documenting it
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of stone; may be an altered version of the original font, or a completely new modern font.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 28.610731, -13.928047
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 28° 36′ 38.63″ N, 13° 55′ 40.97″ W
UTM: 28R 604800 3165329

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round