Espinosa de Juarros
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26083BRP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Ruinas de la Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena
Font Location in Church: Inside the nave of the ruined church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary Magdalene
Church Address: C. Real, 14, 09198 Espinosa de Juarros, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the BU-V-8002, about 15 km ESE of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Additional Comments: disused font (in the church ruins)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espinosa_de_Juarros
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of sandstone located in the ruins of the church; it consists of a bucket-shaped basin decorated with geometric motifs, raised on a squat round base. Probably late-medieval. Pedro Lozano Huerta suggests the fonts of Urrez and Pineda de la Sierra are somewhat similar [cf. ImagesArea]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pedro Lozano Huerta for his photographs of this church and font, and to him and Mikel Unanue for their help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 454323 4681866
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.287675, -3.554033
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 17′ 15.63″ N, 3° 33′ 14.52″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: [probably a central drain originally]
Drainage Notes: no lining