Oricin / Orizin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08432ORI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés de Oricin
Font Location in Church: In the N side, W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: church ca. 1200; modified 17thC
Church Address: Calle General, 23, 31396 Oricin, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4010, in the municipality of Olóriz, about 15 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Valdorba, Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 360) and in Domeño (1992: 169): medieval baptismal font, perhaps from the original date of the church, ca. 1200; hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 613266 4722227
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.644167, -1.618333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 38′ 39″ N, 1° 37′ 6″ 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. 169
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 360