Loizu
Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2002
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Javier Torrens Alzu, 2002
Image Source: digital photograph 2002 by Javier Torrens
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Institución Príncipe de Viana, 2003
Image Source: digital image of a photograph by Institución Príncipe de Viana and photographers Larrión & Pimoulier (Pamplona, Spain)
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (file letter of June 2001)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06074LOI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: The font at nearby Ureta
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés Apóstol
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: Romanesque church
Church Address: c/ San Andrés, 31697 Loizu, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Valle de Erro, 27 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Comarca Val de Erro, Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 294); described and illustrated in Domeño (1992: 161 and pl. 183): medieval baptismal font; both the hemispherical basin and the cylindrical pedestal base are plain, as is the circular plinth. Plain and flat wooden cover.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Institución Príncipe de Viana and photographers Larrión & Pimoulier, as well as to Javier Torrens, all of Pamplona, Spain, for the images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 627310 4752675
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.916027, -1.439315
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 54′ 57.85″ N, 1° 26′ 24.76″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plain, hinged at the back
REFERENCES
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 161 and pl. 183
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 294