Labraza
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07492LAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Mayor Plaza, 1, 01322 Labraza, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A4210, 12 km N of Logroño
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Font Notes:
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Described in Bilbao (1994: 121) as a plain medieval baptismal font consisting of a large hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 547844 4712936
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.567346, -2.417089
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 34′ 2.45″ N, 2° 25′ 1.52″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. I: 65
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 121