Morentin No. 1 / Morentín
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Institución Príncipe de Viana, 2003
Image Source: digital image by the Institución Príncipe de Viana and photographers Larrión & Pimoulier (Pamplona, Spain)
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (file letter of June 2001)
design element - motifs - trefoil
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Institución Príncipe de Viana, 2003
Image Source: digital image by the Institución Príncipe de Viana and photographers Larrión & Pimoulier (Pamplona, Spain)
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (file letter of June 2001)
design element - motifs - tracery
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Institución Príncipe de Viana, 2003
Image Source: digital image by the Institución Príncipe de Viana and photographers Larrión & Pimoulier (Pamplona, Spain)
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (file letter of June 2001)
design element - motifs - moulding
Scene Description: in the middle of the stem of the base
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08364MOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés de Morentín
Font Location in Church: In the baptismal chapel, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Address: 31264 Morentin, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-122, 7-8 km of Estella, 52 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**: 390); described and illustrated in Domeño (1992: 163 and pl. 48): Gothic baptismal font of the 15th century; the hemispherical basin sides are decorated with Gothic tracery and trefoil arches, quatrefoils and one shield with fleur-de-lis motif; the underbowl is decorated with ribbed pattern; the cylindrical base has a large moulding in the middle; the lower part is buried in the raised flooring. [cf. Index entry for Morentín No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Institución Príncipe de Viana and to the photographers Larrión & Pimoulier, all of Pamplona, Spain, for the image of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 580992 4718443
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.614167, -2.0125
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 36′ 51″ N, 2° 0′ 45″ 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. 53, 163 and pl. 48
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 390