Oroz-Betelu / Orotz-Betelu

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08434ORO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Adrián Mártir de Oroz-Betelu
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Adrian
Church Address: C. la Pl., 1, 31439 Oroz-Betelu, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 33 60 12
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2040, in the municipality of the same name, in the Arce valley, 46 km NE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 258) and in Domeño (1992: 170): medieval baptismal font; hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 638549 4750675
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.896111, -1.303056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 53′ 46″ N, 1° 18′ 11″ 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. 170
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV**: 258