Tordomar / Tordómar

INFORMATION

Font ID: 26022TOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Santa Cruz
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): Holy Cross
Church Notes: Transitional (Romanesque to Gothic) period church; modified in the Renaissance;
Church Address: C. del Rosario, 5, 09341 Tordómar, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located offthe N-622 - BU-V-1143 crossroads, on the N banks of the Arlanza river, 9-10 km WNW of Lerma, about 40 km SSW of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Additional Comments: damaged & repaired font ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
The entry for this church in MonumentalNet [https://monumentalnet.org/monumento.php?r=BU-384000100-TOR-IGL-STA-CRU&seo=iglesia-de-santa-cruz-tordomar-burgos-castilla-y-leon] [accessed 8 December 2025] mentions a Romanesque font in it: "la pila bautismal es románica". The stone font consists of a roughly-hemispherical basin raised on a short circular pedestal base decorated with a roll moulding; the basin has a band of saw-tooth below the upper rim. There is a metal staple remaining from the old cover anchorings, the opposite side damaged probably by another such now lost. No cover present. The design of the font points to a Gothic or later period, not Romanesque.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 428350 4655180
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.045405, -3.865771
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 2′ 43.46″ N, 3° 51′ 56.78″ 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: drain hole now blocked -- no lining