Oriz / Oritz
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08433ORI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Adrián de Oriz
Font Location in Church: Inside, S chapel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Adrian
Church Notes: medieval church; modified 16thC
Church Address: 31119 Oriz / Oritz, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the AP-15, in the municipality of Elorz, 11 km S 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*: 262) and in Domeño (1992: 170): medieval baptismal font; large hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain. The font is noted in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/navarra_ÓRIZ.pdf] [accessed 9 June 2025]: "En la capilla del lado sur se ha colocado la pila bautismal (de 100 cm de altura y 102 de diámetro), que puede corresponder a la primitiva iglesia medieval. Consta de un amplio basamento circular, fuste cilíndrico y gran taza semiesférica, lisa."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 613190 4731019
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.723333, -1.6175
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 43′ 24″ N, 1° 37′ 3″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 102 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 100 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 170
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 262