Ibiricu de Egüés / Ibiriku Eguesibar
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08258IBI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel, S side of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Calle San Juan, 2, 31486 Ibiricu, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 646 22 03 42
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-150, in the municipality of Egüés, 11 km of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
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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]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 619516 4742758
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.828056, -1.537778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 41″ N, 1° 32′ 16″ W
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, p. 42, 153
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 233