Orbaiz / Orbaitz / Orbáiz
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08528ORB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Orbáiz [now submerged in the Itoiz dam]
Font Location in Church: Inside, beenath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: submerged church and village
Church Address: Despoblado 31438 Orbáiz, Navarra, Spain [submerged]
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the NA-1720, in the municipality of Lónguida. Site now submerged in the Itoiz dam
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**: 131): medieval baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 633564 4742183
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.820556, -1.366111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 14″ N, 1° 21′ 58″ 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. IV**: 131