Azcarate / Azcárate

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04580AZC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century(basin only), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Barrio San Esteban, 22, 31891 Azkarate, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 679 07 09 74
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7511, in the municipality of Araiz/Araitz, merindad de Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 115) and in Domeño (1992: 139): composite baptismal font; the plain hemispheric basin is medieval but the octagonal stem of the base is a later addition.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 580615 4765118
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.034472, -2.010414
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 2′ 4.1″ N, 2° 0′ 37.49″ 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. 139
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 115