Monreal No. 2

Results: 5 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08361MON
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad [formerly San Martín, to which was added San Juan, the old parish]
Font Location in Church: In the S side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity [formerly St. Martin with the addition of St. John from the abandoned parish nearby]
Church Address: C. la Corte, 1, 31471 Monreal, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 36 20 28
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2420, in the valley of Ibargoiti, about 20 km SE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Additional Comments: recycled stoup: part of it is a Romanesque capital upside down
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 190) as a composite holy-water stoup made up of a former Romanesque capital, now turned upside down and ornamented with palmettes, caulicles and ball motif, a polygonal volume and a basin ornamented with a moulding.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 622152 30T 4729124
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.704905, -1.50849
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 42′ 17.66″ N, 1° 30′ 30.56″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: capital
Basin Exterior Shape: capital

REFERENCES

  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV**: 190