Murugarren

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08041MUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Román
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Romanus
Church Notes: 16thC church
Church Address: Calle Abadía, 2, 31292 Murugarren, Navarra, Spain [Permanently closed]
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-700, in the municipality of Yerri, 4-5 km NNE of Estella, about 33 km WSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
Described in the Gran Enciclopedia Navarra (1990, v. 7: 478) as a limestone (?) baptismal font of the 16th century; the round basin has a scotia under the upper rim, then covered in a ribbed pattern all the way down the underbowl; the pedestal base is square with chamferred corners. Also in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , II**: 727). Illustrated in Eusko Ikaskuntza [https://www.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus/es/fondo-documental/fondo-multimedia/mu-139668/#] [accessed 24 May 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 580925 4728267
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.702639, -2.011917
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 42′ 9.5″ N, 2° 0′ 42.9″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Gran enciclopedia Navarra (11 vols.), Pamplona: Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, 1990, vol. 7: 478
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 727