Usechi / Usetxi
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08518USE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Esteban de Usechi
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Address: 31639 Usechi / Usetxi, Navarre, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 33 16 41
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-138, in the valley and municipality of Esteríbar, about 22 km NNE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. IV*: 395) and in Domeño (1992: 181); medieval baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 618966 4756171
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.948889, -1.541667
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 56″ N, 1° 32′ 30″ 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
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 395