Ibiricu de Egüés

INFORMATION

FontID: 08258IBI
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Egüés, Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel, S side of the nave
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 233) and in Domeño (1992: 153): medieval baptismal font; hemispherical basin of three horizontal volumes; plain pyramidal base. [NB: this church has also an interesting holy-water stoup ornamented with human heads, several other motifs and an inscription that dates it to 1707 and names the donor (?), Pedro Larrondo -- not included in this Index on account of its post-1700 date]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
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
García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?]