Goizueta

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08036GOI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Goizueta
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the E end, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Sta. María, 0, 31754 Goizueta, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 649 54 86 08
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the NA-4150, 17 km N of Leiza/Leitza, about 60 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in the Gran Enciclopedia Navara (1990, v. 5: ill. on p. 370) as a baptismal font of the 16th century. Described and illustrated in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 751 and fig. 379): bucket-shaped basin ornamented with rope moulding at the upper rim; the surface of the basin is divided into panels, one of which contains a Gothic shield with the anagram of Christ; the base is cylindrical and ornamented with panel division similar to the one on the basin. The font is dated to the 16th century as well. [NB: the Gran Enciclopedia Navarra illustrates two holy-water stoups, both wall-mounted at the entrance, on the outside; the one on the right has a pattern of square motifs; the one on the left is patterned with round motifs; no date given]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 592323 4780443
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.171111, -1.864167
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 10′ 16″ N, 1° 51′ 51″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: in the shield on the side of the basin
Inscription Text: "IHS"
Inscription Notes: the anagram of Christ in large Gothic letters inside a shield
Inscription Source: Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990-, vol. V*: 751)

REFERENCES

  • Gran enciclopedia Navarra (11 vols.), Pamplona: Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, 1990, vol. 5: 370
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 751