Beriain / Beriáin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08638BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Beriáin
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery, in a niche
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Tr.ª San Martín, 2, 31191 Beriáin, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6009, in the Cendea and municipality of Galar, 8-9 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 700): medieval baptismal font; large hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal base and a two-volume lower base, all plain. [NB: the holy-water stoup on the south side, by the door, is dated to 1708 by an inscription and therefore not included in this Index].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 610966 4732124
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.733611, -1.644444
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 44′ 1″ N, 1° 38′ 40″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: four?
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*: 700