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

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08643OLA

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval

Cognate Fonts: Similar to the font at nearby Arlegui

Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S side

Church Patron Saint(s): The Nativity of St. Mary

Church Notes: medirval church; modified in the Baroque period/style

Church Address: 31191 Olaz-Subiza, Navarra, Spain

Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe

Directions to Site: Located in the Cendea and municipality of Galar, 12 km S of Pamplona

Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona

Historical Region: Cendea de Galar -- Merindad de Pamplona

Font Notes: Click to view

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?], vol. V*: 725