Mendiguren

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07515MEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Mendiguren / Jasokundeko Andre Maria eliza
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Mendiguren Entitatea, 10, 01196 Mendiguren, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-622, 8 km NNW of Vitoria / Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 125) as a medieval baptismal font; the plain basin is raised on a columnar base. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria. The font is illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/alava_MENDIGUREN.pdf] [accessed 16 May 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 524129 4749752
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.9, -2.704444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 54′ 0″ N, 2° 42′ 16″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. IV: 527
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 125
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.