Aizaga
INFORMATION
FontID: 08038AIZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Aizaga [orig. from the church of San Miguel in Iturmendi]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located near Iturmendi
Font Location in Church: South side
Century and Period: 16th century
Church Notes: This church was formerly the parish temple of Aizaga
Font Notes:
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Described the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V**: 62) as a baptismal font with a hemispherical basin ornamented with ribbed pattern; it is dated to the 16th century. This font was originally from the church of San Miguel in Iturmendi with which it traded fonts [NB: the original font from Aizaga is now at San Miguel in Iturmendi -- cf. Index entry for Iturmendi for the font originally from the Ermita de Na. Sra. de Aizaga].
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
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?]