Urra
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08513URR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Urra
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 31272 Urra, Navarre, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7186, in the municipality of Améscoa Baja, 14-15 km N of Estella, about 40 km W of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. II*: 151) and in Domeño (1992: 180-181): medieval baptismal font from ca. 1200 consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 574246 4735975
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.772715, -2.092438
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 46′ 21.77″ N, 2° 5′ 32.78″ 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. 180-181
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II*: 151