Berasain / Berasáin
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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - round arches
Scene Description: a/p description in Domeño (1992)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04594BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Cristóbal de Berasáin
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Christopher
Church Address: Calle San Cristóbal, 21, 31867 Berasáin / Beratsain, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4120, in the municipality of Atez, 20-22 km NW of Pamplona city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 213) and in Domeño (1992: 142): Romanesque baptismal font; hemispheric basin ornamented with blind arcade of round arches; the stem of the base is cylindrical and has a roll moulding motif at the lower end; the lower base has an upper moulded volume and a lower one square.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 604512 4755688
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.946667, -1.718889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 48″ N, 1° 43′ 8″ 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, 142
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 213