Asarta No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04574ASA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Calle Mayor, 33, 31282 Asarta, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7252, in the municipality of Mendaza, 20 km E of Estella, about 55 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**: 341, 342) and in Domeño (1992: 139); a medieval baptismal font; the plain hemispheric basin rests directly on the ground. [cf. Index entry for Asarta No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 560929 4721793
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.646186, -2.256731
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 38′ 46.27″ N, 2° 15′ 24.23″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: hemispheric, unmounted
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, 139
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 341, 342