Olondriz / Olondritz / Olóndriz
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08403OLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Calle San Juan, 21, 31697 Olóndriz, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2330, in the valley and municipality of Erro, about 20 km NE 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*: 297) and in Domeño (1992: 167): medieval baptismal font consisting of a hemispheric basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain. [NB: the CMdeN (ibid.) mentions a hemispherical holy-water stoup in the presbitery, but it is probably of a a later period (Baroque?) -- not included in this Index]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 626979 4754309
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.930833, -1.443889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 55′ 51″ N, 1° 26′ 38″ 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. 167
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 297