Oyeregui / Oieregi

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08610OYE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan de Oyeregui [orig. from the medieval church]
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Notes: present church built 17th-18thC to replace an earlier church of the Gothic period
Church Address: Cl. San Juan Bautista, 12, 31720 Oyeregui / Oieregi, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-121-A, in the municipality of Bértiz-Arana, 54 lm N of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Additional Comments: re-cycled font (originally from the medieval church)
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 442): medieval baptismal font originally from the old church; the hemispherical basin is ornamented with 6-petal flowers inscribed in circles; the base consists of a central column with four outer shafts, all raised on a square lower base.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 612647 4776991
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.137278, -1.614889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 8′ 14.2″ N, 1° 36′ 53.6″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: seven?
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*: 442