Larrainzar / Larraintzar

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08040LAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (basin) -- 16th century(base) [composite font], Medieval / composite
Cognate Fonts: Basin is similar to the one at Elorz (Navarra)
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, near the altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the abandoned church at Udoz
Church Address: Calle San Pedro, 18, 31797 Larraintzar, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 30 51 12
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Ulzama valley, off the NA-4110, 23 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Additional Comments: recycled font: composite font of a Romnanesque basin and a 16th-century base
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , V**: 662) as a baptismal font formerly from the abandoned hamlet of nearby Udoz; it is made up of a 12th-century basin ornamented with a blind arcade of round arches, and a round pedestal base with geometrical motifs belonging to the 16th century; plain circular lower base. Described in Domeño (1992: 159) in similar terms. Described and illustrated in the Gran Enciclopedia Navarra (1990: v. 6: 433) as a composite font; the basin is matched to the one at Elorz (Navarra).

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 606133 4759105
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.977202, -1.69838
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 58′ 37.93″ N, 1° 41′ 54.17″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Gran enciclopedia Navarra (11 vols.), Pamplona: Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, 1990, vol. 6: ill. on p. 433
  • Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 62, 159
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 662
  • Navallas Rebolé, A., Navarra, guía y mapa, 1986, p. 141