Guerendiain de Ulzama / Guerendiáin de Ulzama

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08255GUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque / Early Gothic?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Lorenzo [orig. from the medieval church]
Font Location in Church: Beneath the W gallery, in the new church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Address: Calle San Lorenzo, 27A, 31799 Guerendiain / Gerendiain, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4230, in the municipality and valley of Ulzama, about 25 km N of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V**: 650): baptismal font originally from the medieval church replaced by the 1900 church now in place; the basin is hemispherical and ornamented with geometric motifs; the base has a plain cylindrical stem; the lower base has an upper volume that is round an plain, while the lower volume is square and has ball motif at the angles.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 607916 4758302
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.969722, -1.676667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 58′ 11″ N, 1° 40′ 36″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
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**: 650