Morcuera No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25895MOR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción, Morcuera
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, wall-mounted
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Calle Real, 42340 Morcuera, Soria, Spain
Site Location: Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SO-P-4003, E of the N-110, 15-20 km ENE of Ayllon, in the municipality and 15 km S of San Esteban de Gormaz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Osma-Soria
Historical Region: Tierras del Burgo
Font Notes:
The font and a holy-water stoup of this church are reported in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/soria_MORCUERA.pdf] [accessed 2 September 2025]: "En el paso de la antigua nave al cuerpo del templo actual se ha conservado, aunque empotrada en la fábrica moderna, la copa de una pila aguabenditera. De forma
semiesférica, con 56 cm de diámetro × 27 cm de altura, se decora con un bocel en la embocadura y somera decoración incisa de triángulos y a modo de hojas lanceoladas o simples gallones."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 481930 4590339
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.464444, -3.216389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 27′ 52″ N, 3° 12′ 59″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, wall mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 56 cm*
Basin Total Height: 27 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.