Gordoa / Gordova

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07479GOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Gordoa
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Mayor Kalea, 12, 01208 Gordoa, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the A3012, in the municipality of Aspárrena, 8 km N of Salvatierra
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 52, 119) as a medieval baptismal font; the basin is ornamented with blind trefoil arches framed inside a round-arch windows, as well as hanging fleur-de-lis motifs; the stem of the base consists of a column with four mouildings. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria. Noted in Plazaola Artola (2008?)

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 550263 4750121
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.902046, -2.384323
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 54′ 7.37″ N, 2° 23′ 3.56″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. V: 462
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 52, 119
  • Plazaola Artola, Juan, "El arte gótico en Euskal Herria", hiru.com [Etengabeko Ikaskuntza], [2008?]