Trespuentes / Tresponde

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07557TRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol de Trespuentes
Font Location in Church: Inside the church?
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James the Greater [aka James the Great, James the Elder]
Church Address: Paseo Puente de Iruña, 6, 01191 Trespuentes, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A3302, W of the N-I, in the municipality of Iruña de Oca, 12 km W of Vitoria
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1994: 131) as a baptismal font of the medieval period; plain basin raised on a round pedestal base; the square lower base is ornamented with mouldings. Bilbao (ibid.) cites an entry in the Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 517536 4743642
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.845153, -2.785399
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 50′ 42.55″ N, 2° 47′ 7.43″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?

REFERENCES

  • Catálogo Monumental de la Diócesis de Vitoria, 1968, vol. IV: 584
  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 131