Cubillos del Rojo
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25945CUB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 16th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Félix Mártir de Cubillos del Rojo
Font Location in Church: Inside, in a W end chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Felix
Church Address: Barrio Cubillos, 65, 09572 Cubillos del Rojo, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N-232, in the municipality of Valle de Valdebezana, 7-8 km SE of Soncillo, 18 km W of Villarcayo, about 86 km N of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Historical Region: Comarca de las Merindades
Additional Comments: ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font noted in Pedro Lozano Huerta [https://www.facebook.com/groups/romanicodelnorte/posts/10160885719279801/] [accessed 18 November 2025] as totally plain, which makes the dating difficult: "La pila bautismal es románica, lisa, sencilla, sin adornos, de difícil datación". The font consists of a roughly-hemispherical basin raised on a short cylindrical base. The front side of the basin has a pad cut out to house the metal lock [now removed?]. A round and plain wooden cover is still attached at the back; it appears modern. The font itself as indicated in PLH above, is of difficult dating but, although of a Romanesque general design, could be as late as the 15th or 16th century.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 441431 4753784
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.934433, -3.717806
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 3.96″ N, 3° 43′ 4.1″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round