Leoz No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08316LEO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad de Leoz
Font Location in Church: In the N side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity
Church Address: 31395 Leoz, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 680 22 49 49
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5153, in the municipality of the same name, about 20 km SSE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 157) and in Domeño (1992: 160): Romanesque baptismal font; hemispherical basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain [cf. Index entry for Leoz No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 621355 4722491
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.645318, -1.519634
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 38′ 43.15″ N, 1° 31′ 10.68″ 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. 160
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 157