Dordoniz / Dordóniz

INFORMATION

FontID: 07455DOR

Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago

Church Patron Saints: St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]

Country Name: Spain

Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi

Directions to Site: Located off (S) the BU744, W of the A2124, 16-17 km S of Vitoria (about 3 km W or Armentia)

Font Location in Church: Inside the church?

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

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described in Bilbao (1994: 115) as a medieval baptismal font; octagonal basin ornamented with arrises and diagonal motifs in relief. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968

Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994