Azua / Azúa

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07434AZU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol de Azúa [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: [reported in the priest's house ca. 1962]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: 01520 Azúa, Alava, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: The abandoned village is located off (N) the A-1, SW of the Embalse de Ullívarri, 20 km NE of Vitoria
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Historical Region: Cuadrilla de Salvatierra
Font Notes:
Bilbao (1994: 112) refers to López de Guereñu's entry (1962: 419) that places the font in the house of the local priest ca. 1962.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 535941 4750734
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.90837, -2.55971
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 54′ 30.13″ N, 2° 33′ 34.96″ W

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 112
  • López de Guereñu, Gerardo, Alava, 1962, p. 419