Sansoain No. 1 / Sansoain de Valdorba / Sansoain de Leoz / Santsoain

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08469SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Sansoain
Font Location in Church: In the N side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Sta. María de Sansoain, 17, 31395 Sansoáin, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5110, in the Valdorba, 32 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 436) and in Domeño (1992: 176); Romanesque baptismal font of the initial period of the church [ca. 1200]; hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain. [cf. Index entry for Sansoain No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 17th century in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 615003 4713616
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.566389, -1.598889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 33′ 59″ N, 1° 35′ 56″ 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. 176
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 436