Cordovilla / Cordobilla / Kordobilla

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08639COR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Parroquia Nueva del Sagrado Corazón [originally from the old parish church of San Cosme y San Damián]
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Church Patron Saint(s): [dedication of the old temple: St. Cosmas & St. Damian]
Church Address: Plaza San Cosme y San Damián, 11, 31191 Cordovilla, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-6003, in the Cendea and municipality of Galar, 3 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad y Cuenca de Pamplona
Additional Comments: recycled font: the font was moved from the old Romanesque church to the new 20th-century temple
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 706): Romanesque baptismal font originally from the Parroquia de San Cosme y San Damián; the font was moved to the 20th-century new parish church dedicated to the Sacred Heart; thebasin is described as bucket-shape and ornamented with a band of 6-petal floral motifs inscribed in circles -a popular motif in Romanesque fonts of this period in Navarra- as well as ribbed pattern lower down the sides; plain polygonal base.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 610643 4738105
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.7875, -1.647222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 47′ 15″ N, 1° 38′ 50″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, 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*: 706