Orisoain / Orísoain

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design element - motifs - moulding

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design element - motifs - palmette

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of font

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INFORMATION

FontID: 07906ORI
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the Valdorba, 13 km N of Tafalla, 30 km S of Pamplona, in the municipality of Leoz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Andrés Ortega, of www.amigosdelromanuco.org, for his photographs of this church and font
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?, v. III: 375) as a baptismal font contemporary with the original church, the second half of the 12th century. Described in Domeño (1992: 169-170) as a medieval baptismal font; the octagonal basin has vertical and horizontal mouldings framing the sides of the font panels; octagonal base decorated with palmettes; stands on a rectangular plinth.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 4717465 614529

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]