Pamplona No. 2

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08440PAM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1231?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early), Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Nicolás de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside, N side, inside the chapel formerly dedicated to St. Barbara
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Notes: fortified 12thC church
Church Address: Calle de San Miguel, 15, 31001 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the downtown area [Casco Viejo] [the N door opens to the Paseo de Sarasate; the W door to Calle San Miguel; the S door to Plaza de San Nicolás]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. V***: 153) and in Domeño (1992: 173) as a medieval baptismal font [the CMdeN (ibid.) dates it to the consecration of the church in 1231AD / Era 1269]; large hemispherical basin is raised on a modern cylindrical pedestal, both plain; the lower base is circular and raised on a square plinth ornamented with ball motif.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 610776 4741247
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.815767, -1.644975
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 48′ 56.76″ N, 1° 38′ 41.91″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: four?
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. 173
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V***: 153