Setuain / Setoáin / Setuáin

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08484SET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista de Setuáin
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: C. San Juan, 6, 31698 Setoáin, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2337, in the municipality of Esteríbar, 19-20 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*: 387) as a medieval baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base and a circular lower base, all plain.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 620626 4750676
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.899167, -1.5225
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 53′ 57″ N, 1° 31′ 21″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
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. 177
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 387