Villanueva de Araquil No. 1 / Hiriberri Arakil / Villanueva de Arakil
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08526VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Villanueva de Araquil
Font Location in Church: In the presbitery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Eskolarantz Kalea, 1, 31850 Hiriberri, Villanueva de Araquil, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2410, in the municipality of Araquil/Arakil, 27 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 176): baptismal font of the 16th century consisting of a hemispherical basin ornamented with ribbed pattern raised on a cylindrical pedestal base decorated with fluted pattern. [NB: a holy-water stoup of the same period and general decor in this church is listed in this Index under Villanueva de Araquil No. 2]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 590211 4752190
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.916994, -1.89472
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 55′ 1.18″ N, 1° 53′ 40.99″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 176