Iracheta No. 1 / Iratxeta

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08283IRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban de Iracheta
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: Calle San Esteban de Iracheta, 23, 31395 Iracheta, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5156, in the municipality of Leoz, about 25 km SSE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 152) and in Domeño (1992: 155): Romanesque baptismal font from ca. 1200; plain hemispherical basin raised on a plain cylindrical pedestal and a lower base with faces/heads and foliage [NB: Domeño mentions one face ['un rostro"] whereas the CMdeN mentions three ["decorado con tres caras"]]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 619094 4721584
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.6375, -1.547393
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 38′ 15″ N, 1° 32′ 50.62″ 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. 74, 155
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 152