Agorreta
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04478AGO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Gil
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Church Address: C. San Gil, 6, 31639 Agorreta, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 33 16 41
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-135, in the municipality of Esteríbar, merindad de Sangüesa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 344) as a stone baptismal font consisting of a plain basin raised on a cylindical base. Described in Domeño (1992: 132), in the same terms.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 623217 4755883
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.945624, -1.48964
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 44.24″ N, 1° 29′ 22.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
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. 132
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 344