Orrio
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08435ORR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Early Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista de Orrio
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Calle San Juan, 3, 31194 Orrio, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-4210, in the municipality of Ezcabarte, 12 km N of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V*: 671) and in Domeño (1992: 170): medieval baptismal font, probably of the 13th century; hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical base and a square lower base, all plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 609642 4747635
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.873447, -1.657597
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 52′ 24.41″ N, 1° 39′ 27.35″ 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. 170
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 671