Cabrega No. 1 / Cábrega
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04605CAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel de Cábrega
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the S wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: medieval church modified 16th and 18thC
Church Address: C. Cabrega, 4, 31219 Cábrega, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7410, in the municipality of Mues, about 60 km WSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?) and in Domeño (1992): medieval baptismal font; very large plain hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal. [cf. Index entry for Cabrega No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]. Noted in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) as one of a series of plain medieval fonts in Navarra at Muniain de Guesalaz, Arroniz, Learza, Oteiza, Echavarri, Azuelo, Etayo, Ubago, Mues, Cabrega, Murieta, Piedramillera and Villamayor de Monjardin, in the Estella region, as well as those in the valleys of Oloriz, , Garinoain and Muruzabal de Andion, as plain medieval fonts in the area.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 561298 4718914
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.620233, -2.25254
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 37′ 12.84″ N, 2° 15′ 9.14″ 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. 112. 143
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 2: 830
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 404