Aria No. 1

Results: 1 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04554ARI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: C. San Andrés, s/n, 31671 Aria, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-140, in the Valle de Aézcoa, 5-6 km N of Garralda
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 144) and in Domeño (1992: 136) as a Romanesque baptismal font ; the hemispheric basin has a blind round-arch arcade ornamenting its sides; it is raised on a cylindrical stem and a round lower base. [cf. Index entry for Aria No. 2 for a holy-water stoup in the same church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 640812 4758792
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.968763, -1.273314
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 58′ 7.55″ N, 1° 16′ 23.93″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
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. 62, 114, 136
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 144
  • Navallas Rebolé, A., Navarra, guía y mapa, 1986, p. 171