Nazar
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08395NAZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro de Nazar
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: C. la Fuente, 35, 31282 Nazar, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7203, 67 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**: 412) and in Domeño (1992: 166): medieval baptismal font of the 13th century in early Gothic style and consisting of a hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 440923 4720777
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.63718, 2.27943
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 38′ 13.85″ N, 2° 16′ 45.95″ E
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. 166
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 166