Opacua / Opakua
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07626OPA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1582?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Opacua
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Opakua Kalea, 8, 01207 Opakua, Araba, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-2128, 5 km SE of Salvatierra
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Historical Region: Cuadrilla de Salvatierra
Font Notes:
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Listed in Bilbao (1994: 97) as one of several baptismal fonts in the area dating to ca. 1582.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 552376 4741814
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.827102, -2.359216
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 37.57″ N, 2° 21′ 33.18″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Simbolismo e Iconografía Bautismal en el Arte medieval Alavés, 1994, p. 97