Ezquerecocha / Ezkerekotxa

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07461EZQ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Román de Ezquerecocha / Ezkerekotxako San Roman eliza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Romanus (?)
Church Notes: church 13thC; extended 17thC
Church Address: 01206 Ezquerecocha / Ezkerekotxa, Alava / Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N-I, 5 km W of Salvatierra, 20 km E of Vitoria / Gasteiz, in the municipality of Iruraiz-Gauna / Iruraitz-Gauna
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Historical Region: Llanada Oriental
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 116) as a medieval baptismal font; the plain basin is raised on a cylindrical base and a square lower base, both plain except for a roll moulding lower down the stem. Bilbao (ibid.) cites entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 544645 4744074
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.847939, -2.453616
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 50′ 52.58″ N, 2° 27′ 13.02″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. V: 438
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 116