Etayo

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04738ETA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. San Roque, 36, 31281 Etayo, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 53 46 23
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7401, 15-16 km WSW of Estella, about 55 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?) and in Domeño (1992): Romanesque baptismal font of te 12th or 13trh century; plain basin; pedestal base with ball ornamentation at the angles. 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 569440 4718650
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.61716, -2.1533
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 37′ 1.78″ N, 2° 9′ 11.88″ 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, 149
  • 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*: 599