Lete No. 1
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 07827LET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Millán
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aemilian of Cogolla [aka Aemilianus, Emiliaus, Millán de la Cogolla]
Church Notes: 13thC church
Church Address: Calle San Millán, 17, 31172 Lete, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the NA-7010, 18 km WNW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad y Cuenca de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?, V**: 103): baptismal font of the early Gothic period, the 13th century, date of the original church; it consists of a large hemispheric basin ornamented on the outside with ribbed pattern; it is now [March 2003] painted a gastly combination of reddish and dark-cherry colours. The base appears to be a capital or such piece re-used as base, although, with the thick coat of paint on the basin, it is difficult to tell whether or not both pieces are of the same type of stone. The flat wooden cover appears modern. [cf. Index entry for Lete No. 2 for a 17th century holy-water stoup in this same church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Javier Torrens, of Pamplona, Spain, for his images of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 598274 4746525
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.865, -1.796944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 51′ 54″ N, 1° 47′ 49″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: plain and flat wooden lid; modern
REFERENCES
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 103