Berbinzana / Berbintzana

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04595BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de Berbinzana
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: present church 18thC replacing an earlier one
Church Address: Plaza los Fueros, 0, 31252 Berbinzana, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 72 21 54
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6120, just S of Larraga, about 50 km SSW of Pamplona city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 60) and in Domeño (1992: 142): medieval baptismal font, probably of the 13th century, the date of the old church [the present one is Baroque, 18th century]; polygonal (hemispheric) basin raised on a plain cylindrical base. [NB: the CMdeN (ibid., p. 59) mentions a large holy-water stoup in the N side, by the door, but dates it to the 18th century and is therefore not listed in this Index]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 595557 4707988
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.518369, -1.836688
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 31′ 6.13″ N, 1° 50′ 12.08″ 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. 42, 110, 142
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 60