Elcarte / Elkarte

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 04658ELC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Purificación
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Purification of St. Mary
Church Notes: two churches here reported in the 12thC
Church Address: Calle Purificación, 9, 31195 Elcarte, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4101, E of the N-240-A, in the municipality of Ansoáin, 4-5 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad y Cuenca de Pamplona
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the other church reported here in the 12thC)
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 53) and in Domeño (1992: 146): medieval baptismal font; the basin is ornamented with diagonal ribbing; the octagonal base has a roll moulding at its middle.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 605664 4747129
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.869444, -1.706389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 10″ N, 1° 42′ 23″ 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. 42, 146
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 53
  • Navallas Rebolé, A., Navarra, guía y mapa, 1986, p. 133