Estella No. 3 / Lizarra / L'Ilzarra
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R01: design element - motifs - moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2009 by Mikel Unanue
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
R01: design element - motifs - roll moulding
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2009 by Mikel Unanue
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02445EST
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: c/ . Mayor, 46, 31200 Estella, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 55 17 48
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 44 km SW of Pamplona, halfway down the road to Logroño
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?) and in Domeño (1992). A large hemispherical basin decorated with a moulding at the upper rim; raised on a small octagonal moulded base. No entry found for this church in the Enciclopedia del romanico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/navarra_Estella.pdf] [accessed 2 March 2023]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mikel Unanue for his photographs of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 4724834 579402
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.671881, -2.030981
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 40′ 18.77″ N, 2° 1′ 51.53″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 148
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II*: 500