Riezu / Errezu
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08462RIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Riezu
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: Calle la Asunción, s/n, 31176 Riezu, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 54 22 28
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-700, in the municipality of Yerri, about 22 km SSW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Additional Comments: altered font [modern concrete base]
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II**: 731) and in Domeño (1992: 173) as the plain hemispherical basin of a medieval baptismal font; the base is modern concrete.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 585823 4734882
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.761667, -1.951111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 45′ 42″ N, 1° 57′ 4″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one (basin only
Font Shape: hemispheric
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. II**: 731