Mendigorria No. 2 / Mendigorría / Andión

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08381MEN
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Andión
Font Location in Church: Near the entrance, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: 12thC rural church; modified 17thC
Church Address: 31150 Mendigorría, Navarre, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: This rural church is located off (E) the NA-6031, 1 km SW of Muruzábal de Andión, 33 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 199): holy-water stoup of the 16th century; bucket-shaped basin ornamented with ribbed pattern; plain cylindrical pedestal. [NB: Domeño's entry for the font at Muruzábal de Andión (1972: 165) places that font in the Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Andión; that is probably an error -- cf. Index entry for Muruzábal de Andión for details of the font there]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.598306, -1.86206
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 35' 53.9"N, 1° 51' 43.4" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 199