Guerguitiain / Guerguitiáin

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08256GUE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín [abandoned]
Font Location in Church: It was reported ca. 1992 inside the church, beneath the west gallery, but it appears to be missing in 2008 [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 12th-13thC church; restored 2012
Church Address: C. Guerguitain, 7, 31421 Guerguitiáin, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the NA-2400, in the municipality and valley of Izagaondoa, , 32 km SE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- ) and in Domeño (1992): medieval baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin raised on a conical pedestal; circular lower base ornamented with ball motif. The entry for this locality in the Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/navarra_Guerguitiain.pdf] [accessed 2 June 2025] reports that the font is no longer inside the church, nor is it in the nearby church of Indurain; its whereabouts are unknown: "La pila, cuyo paradero desconocemos –no se encuentra en la próxima iglesia de Indurain– presentaba según el Catálogo Monumental de Navarra, hace diecisiete años, una copa circular, fuste decreciente y basa circular con bolas."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 632034 4726839
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.6827, -1.3884
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 40′ 57.72″ N, 1° 23′ 18.24″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 152-153
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 2: 636
  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 544