Orisoain / Orísoain
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design element - motifs - moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Andrés Ortega [www.amigosdelromanico.org]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 19/3/2003)
view of church exterior - southeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Andrés Ortega [www.amigosdelromanico.org]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 19/3/2003)
design element - motifs - palmette
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph taken by Andrés Ortega [www.amigosdelromanico.org]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail 19/3/2003)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07906ORI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: 31395 Orísoain, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Valdorba, 13 km N of Tafalla, 30 km S of Pamplona, in the municipality of Leoz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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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.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Andrés Ortega, of www.amigosdelromanuco.org, for his photographs of this church and font
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, p. 42, 62, 169-170
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 375