Aras / Tres Aras
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04498ARA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the front wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. el Sol, 1, 31239 Aras, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7230, 88 km WSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II*: 189) and in Domeño (1992: 135) as a medieval baptismal font: very large hemispheric basin mounted on a hemispherical pedestal, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 42.561944
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.561944, -2.355
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 33′ 43″ N, 2° 21′ 18″ 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. 112, 135
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II*: 189