Erdozain / Erdozáin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04667ERD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: c/ Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, 31481 Erdozáin, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 33 60 12
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2355, in the municipality of Lónguida, 19-20 km E of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 111) and in Domeño (1992: 147): medieval baptismal font; hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical base and a round lower base.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 630700 4739268
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.794815, -1.40181
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 47′ 41.33″ N, 1° 24′ 6.52″ 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. 147
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV**: 111