Saragueta / Saragüeta

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08475SAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista de Saragüeta
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Calle San Juan, 18, 31438 Saragüeta, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 33 60 12
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the NA-1720, in the valley and municipality of Arce, about 25 km NE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 118) and in Domeño (1992: 176); medieval baptismal font; hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical base, both plain.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 631284 4753310
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.921111, -1.391389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 55′ 16″ N, 1° 23′ 29″ 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. IV*: 118