Yaben / Ihaben

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08531YAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad de Yaben
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity
Church Address: Calle la Natividad, 11, 31869 Yaben / Ihaben, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the NA-4140 in the municipality of Basaburúa Mayor, 31 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 279 and fig. 172); described in Domeño (1992: 183): medieval baptismal font; cylindrical basin with narrower lower part, the sides ornamented with a blind arcade of round arches; plain cylindrical pedestal base ending in a lower base with an upper moulding and a square lower volume with a ball motif at each angle. [NB: the stoup located near the door has a modern basin and is not listed in this Index]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 597182 4759530
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.982222, -1.808056
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 58′ 56″ N, 1° 48′ 29″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical, 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. 62, 183
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 279 and fig. 172