Amatriain / Amátriain
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04487AMA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: 13thC church; modified 17thC
Church Address: C. San Esteban de Amatriain, 5, 31395 Amátriain, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5161, in the municipality of Leoz, about 30 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 138) as a medieval baptismal font; the basin is plain but has traces of paint from the neo-Classical period. Described in Domeño (1992: 133) as a medieval font with a plain hemispheric basin, now repainted, and a cylindrical pedestal, also plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 617451 4715879
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.586389, -1.568611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 35′ 11″ N, 1° 34′ 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. 133
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 138