Lepuzain No. 1 / Lepuzáin

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08317LEP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro [private property]
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: 12th-13thC church; modified 16thC; [private property: abandoned and increasigly ruinous]
Church Address: Despoblado de Lepuzáin, Oloriz, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off th NA-5151, in the municipality of Olóriz, Merindad de Olite
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 370) and in Domeño (1992: 160): medieval baptismal font; plain hemispherical basin mounted on a square pedestal base ornamented with roll mouldings and ball motif. The ruinous church and its font are documented in Hispania Nostra Lista Roja [https://listaroja.hispanianostra.org/ficha/iglesia_de_san_pedro_en_lepuzain/] [accessed 5 June 2025]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.609500, -1.617917
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 36' 34.2" N, 1° 37' 4.5" 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: 370