Ansoain / Ansoáin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04492ANS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cosme y San Damián
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Cosmas & St. Damian
Church Address: C. Divina Pastora, 17, 31013 Ansoáin, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 14 32 28
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the PA-30, in the Pamplona basin ["Cuenca"], N of the city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described and in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 30) as a medieval stone baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin now re-painted; prismatic stem of the base with chamfered corners; the lower base is cylindrical and the plinth round. Described in Domeño (1992: 134) in much the same terms.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 611104 4743276
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.833992, -1.640567
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 50′ 2.37″ N, 1° 38′ 26.04″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: four?
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. 134
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 30