Osteriz No 1 / Ostériz
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08447OST
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Ostériz
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 31630 Ostériz / Osteritz, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-135, in the municipality of Esteríbar, about 22 km NE 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*: 382) and in Domeño (1992: 171): medieval baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain. [NB: Domeño lists the church as 'Parroquia de la Asunción'; the CMdeN has it as 'Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario'] [cf. Index entry for Osteriz No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the same period in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 621950 4752767
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.917778, -1.505833
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 55′ 4″ N, 1° 30′ 21″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Best, Rosemary, Powerstock in Dorset, Powerstock: Powerstock PCC, 1992, vol. V*: 382
- Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 171