Olaz de Galar / Olatz-Nagusia / Olatz-Zubitza / Olaz-Subiza

INFORMATION

FontID: 08643OLA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora
Church Patron Saints: The Nativity of St. Mary
Church Location: 31191 Olaz-Subiza, Navarra, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located in the Cendea and municipality of Galar, 12 km S of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Cendea de Galar -- Merindad de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S side
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: Similar to the font at nearby Arlegui
Church Notes: medirval church; modified in the Baroque period/style
Described -without date- in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V*: 725): hemispherical basin with the line of the underbowl in evidence; cylindrical pedestal base [NB: though not dated in the CMdeN this font is quite similar to others in this area dated as medieval in general or Romanesque in a few cases (e.g.: plain like the font at Arlegui, or ribbed like the one at Esparza de Galar, both listed in this Index)].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 609734 4729513

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
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?]