Gorraiz de Arce No. 1/ Gorráiz de Arce

INFORMATION

FontID: 04754GOR

Church/Chapel: Iglesia de San Martín

Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours

Country Name: Spain

Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Arce, Merindad de Sangüesa

Font Location in Church: West end, 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. IV*: 134) and in Domeño (1992: 152): medieval baptismal font; hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical stem, both plain.

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?]