Paternain No. 1 / Paternáin

INFORMATION

FontID: 08620PAT
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the Cendea de Cizur, municipality of the same name, just southeast of Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Under the choir
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 528): medieval baptismal font, probably the only item left of the old church which was replaced in the 16th century by the present one; plain hemispherical basin raised on a short cylindrical base; the lower base has two volumes: round at the top, square at the bottom.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
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?]