Lerga
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08321LER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Lerga
Font Location in Church: Inside, in a niche, beneath the W gallery, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: C. de San Martin, 7, 31494 Lerga, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 87 70 08
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-132, 5-6 km NE of San Martín de Unx, 52 km SSE 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**: 41) and in Domeño (1992: 160): baptismal font probably of late 12th century; plain hemispherical basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal base that is also plain except for an upper roll moulding.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 622980 4713738
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.566259, 1.501704
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 33′ 58.53″ N, 1° 30′ 6.13″ 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. 115, 160
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV**: 41