Gastiain No. 1 / Gastiáin

INFORMATION

FontID: 04750GAS

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Saturnino

Church Patron Saints: St. Saturninus

Country Name: Spain

Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Lana, Merindad de Estella

Font Location in Church: Under the choir

Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II**: 182) and in Domeño (1992: 151): medieval baptismal font; hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical stem, both plain. [cf. Index entry for Gastiain No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]

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

García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]