Subiza de Galar No. 2 / Subitza / Subiza de Pamplona
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08018SUB
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end, S side, just inside the entrance
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: 31191 Subiza de Galar, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6000, 10-12 km SSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Cendea de Galar -- Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 737) as a holy-water stoup made of alabster in the 16th century; the hemispheric basin is ornamented with a ribbed pattern, and four angel heads at 90-degree angles; the base is shaped like a column with a capital; the surface of the column is covered in scalloped pattern and the capital has foliage ornamentation; the lower base or plinth is square [cf. Index entry for Subiza de Galar No. 1 for a 16th-century baptismal font in this same church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 608765 4730331
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, alabaster
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 737