Garzaron / Gartzaron / Gartzarun / Garzarón

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04748GAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Object Details: capital
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 gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C/ la Asunción, 2, 31866 Garzarón, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the NA-411 [aka carretera de Basaburúa], in the municipality of Basaburúa Mayor, in the merindad and 31 km NNW of Pamlona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Comarca de Ultzamaldea
Additional Comments: recycled font: the base of this font is a recycled capital
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 259) and in Domeño (1992: 151): baptismal font of the Romanesque period; hemispheric basin ornamented with ribbed pattern; the upper part of the base, perhaps a recycled capital, is ornamented with clover and ivy leaf motif; the lower base is circular.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 599896 4761389
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.998611, -1.774444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 59′ 55″ N, 1° 46′ 28″ 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. 42, 64, 151
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 259