Elia / Elía

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04660ELI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Calle la Asunción, 1, 31486 Elía, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 646 22 03 42
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2375, N of the NA-150, in the municipality and valley of Egüés, 14 km ENE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 226) and in Domeño (1992: 146): Romanesque baptismal font; cylindrical basin and hemispheric underbowl separated by a roll moulding; striated stem of the base on a round lower base [NB: the Archivo Uranga of the Institución Príncipe de Viana, lists a photograph as 'Cliche No. 3421" labelled: "Pila Bautismal, Elia, Mediev., I.P. la Asuncion", showing a photograph of the font at Sagaseta, Navarra -- this is obviously an error]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 621216 4744269
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.841389, -1.516667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 50′ 29″ N, 1° 31′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical, 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. 146
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 226