Lerin No. 1 / Lerín
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08322LER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: 13thC church; much modified since
Church Address: C. Mayor, 39, 31260 Lerín, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 53 00 36
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-122, 18 km S of Estella, 55 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II**: 245) and in Domeño (1992: 160): medieval baptismal font; hemispherical basin mounted on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 584430 4703909
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.482929, -1.972726
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 28′ 58.54″ N, 1° 58′ 21.82″ 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. II**: 245