Azanza No. 1 / Azantza

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04579AZA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Azanza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Calle San Martín, 2, 31172 Azanza, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7020, in the municipality of Goñi, 25 km W of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II**: 24) and in Domeño (1992: 139) as a baptismal font of the Gothic period; the plain polygonal basin is raised on a polygonal stem decorated with trefoil arches inside pointed ones. [cf. Index entry for Azanza No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 17th century in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 593407 4742262
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.827222, -1.857222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 38″ N, 1° 51′ 26″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: polygonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

REFERENCES

  • Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 62, 139
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 24