Uzquita No. 1 / Uzkita

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08472UZQ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (early), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Clemente de Uzquita
Font Location in Church: In the N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Clement
Church Notes: 13thC church; much modernised since -- abandoned; church sold to private hands September 2023
Church Address: C. San Clemente, 11, 31395 Uzquita, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5154, in the municipality of Leoz, Merindad de Olite
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Additional Comments: whereabouts of the font unknown after the sale of the church in Sept. 2023
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 167) and in Domeño (1992: 181-182); baptismal font of the early 13th century consisting of a hemispherical basin and a cylindrical pedestal, both plain [NB: this font is entered twice in Domeño: once erroneously under Sansomain (ibid., p. 176) and once correctly under Uzquita (ibid., p. 181-182)] [cf. Index entry for Uzquita No. 2 for a 16th-century holy-water stoup in this same church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 621758 4721167
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.633333, -1.515
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 38′ 0″ N, 1° 30′ 54″ 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. 181-182 [and error p. 176]
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: p. 167