Beire No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04591BEI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Millán de Beire
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the NW area
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aemilian of Cogolla [aka Aemilianus, Emiliaus, Millán de la Cogolla]
Church Notes: 14thC church with later modifications
Church Address: C. Mayor, 2, 31393 Beire, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5330, about 6 km SSE of Olite
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 51) and in Domeño (1992: 141): medieval baptismal font; large hemispheric basin raised on a plain cylindrical pedestal, both plain. [cf. Index entry for Beire No. 2 for a mid-17th century holy-water stoup in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 615805 4701977
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.461484, -1.591481
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 27′ 41.34″ N, 1° 35′ 29.33″ 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. 110, 141
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 51