Gauna
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07476GAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Gauna Kalea, 6, 01193 Gauna, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-4135, S of the A-3110, 3-4 km SE of Alegría / Dulantzi
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Font Notes:
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Described in Bilbao (1994: 118) as a plain medieval baptismal font. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in López de Guereñu.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 541273 4741551
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.825408, -2.49506
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 31.47″ N, 2° 29′ 42.22″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 118
- López de Guereñu, Gerardo, Alava, 1962, p. 243