Elgorriaga No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08630ELG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro de Elgorriaga
Font Location in Church: Outside the church, in the little garden by the S porch
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: C. Mayor - Nagusia Kalea, 47, 31744 Elgorriaga, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 45 02 28
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N-170, 1-2 km NW of Santesteban / Doeztebe, 55 km N of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Additional Comments: recycled font: now used as a garden ornament outside the church
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 606): the first of two fonts, probably medieval, now [ca. 1990] used outside the south entrance as garden ornaments; the hemispherical basin is plain.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 606784 4777075
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.138889, -1.686944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 8′ 20″ N, 1° 41′ 13″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
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*: 606