Olaverri / Olaberri
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08401OLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: 13thC church
Church Address: 31481 Olverri, Navarra,Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: [abandoned village] Located off the NA-1720, in the municipality of Lónguida, NW of Aoiz/Aoitz, about 30 km E of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 147) and in Domeño (1992: 167): medieval baptismal font consisting of a hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical base and a circular lower base, all plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 630759 4740370
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.804722, -1.400833
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 48′ 17″ N, 1° 24′ 3″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
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. 167
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV**: 147