Orbananos / Orbañanos
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25971ORB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita de la Concepción de Orbañanos
Font Location in Church: Inside the rural chapel now
Church Patron Saint(s): The Immaculate Conception of St. Mary
Previous Font Location(s): Iglesia de San Juan de Orbañanos [in ruins]
Church Notes: Madoz' Diccionario of 1847 mentions "una iglesia parroquial (San Juan Evangelista), y una ermita (La Concepción) contigua al pueblo"; the Iglesia was probably the original of an 11thC Benedictine monastery of the same name
Church Address: Orbañanos, 09212 Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BU-530, in the municipality of Valle de Tobalina, 20-25 km WNW of Miranda de Ebro
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Additional Comments: ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of stone said to be originally from the ruined parish church of San Juan in the same locality; the basin is roughly hemispherical decorated on the outside with a convex ribbed pattern all around, whereas the interior is round and plain; raised on a squat round base decorated with ball motifs and a long moulding-like motif. The inner drain hole appears now blocked by a big rock.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 485587 4733212
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.751297, -3.176122
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 45′ 4.67″ N, 3° 10′ 34.04″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining