Gopegui / Gopegi

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07478GOP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside the church?
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Kanpanaga Kalea, 9, 01138 Gopegi, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located at the junction of the A3608-A3610, about 15 km NNW of Vitoria / Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Bilbao (1994: 26, 119 and fig. 5) as a medieval baptismal font; the plain basin is raised on a base consisting of a central column and four constructional shafts; the lower base is quadrangular with ball/claw motif at the angles. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in López de Guereñu.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 522045 4756875
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.964198, -2.729699
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 57′ 51.11″ N, 2° 43′ 46.91″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 26, 97, 119 and fig. 5
  • López de Guereñu, Gerardo, Alava, 1962, p. 38