Larraya

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08619LAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century [basin only] -- 17th century[base only], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Román de Larraya
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the west gallery [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Romanus
Church Notes: 13thC church modified 16thC; church abandoned and closed in 1970s; restored 1983-1992
Church Address: Calle Camino de la Iglesia, 6, 31174 Larraya, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7015, in the Cendea de Cizur, municipality of the same name, 12 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Additional Comments: composite font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?): baptismal font of a composite nature: the large hemispherical basin is medieval and plain; the prismatic base is decorated with quadrangular motifs and is dated to the 17th century. The Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) informs that the font was at one point hidden under the old stairwell [NB: probably moved in the 1983-1992 renovations]: "en el sotocoro se emplaza una pila bautismal (antes embutida en la antigua escalera) compuesta por taza semiesférica lisa con doble moldura de sección triangular (113 cm de diámetro y 40 cm de altura) que apoya sobre pedestal prismático (42 cm) con modillones rectangulares almohadillados, datado en el siglo XVII."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 601163 4736787
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.776944, -1.763333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 46′ 37″ N, 1° 45′ 48″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 113 cm*
Basin Total Height: 40 cm)*
Height of Central Column: 42 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)

REFERENCES

  • Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V*: 518