Zabalegui No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08540ZAB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Zabalegui
Font Location in Church: Inside, beaneath the W gallery, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 31470 Zabalegui / Zabalegi, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-21, in the valley and municipality of Elorz, 13 km SE 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*: 271) and in Domeño (1992: 184): medieval baptismal font of a general bucket-shape, with sides in three sections or volumes in the form of a graded chamfer. [cf. Index entry for Zabalegui No. 2 for a holy-water stoup, perhaps of the 16th or 17th century in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 615953 4731805
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.73, -1.583611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 43′ 48″ N, 1° 35′ 1″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
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. 184
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 271