Carrias
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26024CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 16th century (?), Late Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Saturnino Mártir [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Saturninus
Previous Font Location(s): Iglesia de San Saturnino Mártir [in ruins], in Calle de la Iglesia, Carrias
Church Notes: the original Romanesque church was modified in the 17thC; it is in ruins now [https://listaroja.hispanianostra.org/ficha/conjunto-monumental-iglesia-san-saturnino-ermita-nuestra-senora-del-campo/] [accessed 10 December 2025]; a new church was built to replace it on a different site
Church Address: C/ Mayor 17, 09248 Carrias, Spain
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the BU-711, in the Mancomunidad Oca-Tirón, 6-7 km S of Briviesca and Hwy E20, about 45 km ENE of Burgos capital
Historical Region: Comarca de La Bureba
Additional Comments: damaged font -- ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
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A baptismal font originally from the old church (in runs now) appears to have been moved to the one. The font, which is in a sorry state, full of damaged areas and badly patched up with cement, consists of a roughly-hemispherical basin raised on a short round base; totally plain. The design and general aspect is of a late-Medieval period rather than Romanesque.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 476736 4703296
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.481667, -3.283056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 28′ 54″ N, 3° 16′ 59″ 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 blocked -- no lining