Lecumberri / Lekunberri

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08681LEC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque? / Early Gothic?
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista de Lecumberri
Font Location in Church: In the S side, by the door [used as stoup]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Alde Zaharra, s/n, 31870 Lecumberri / Lekunberri, Navarre, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 50 42 05
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A-15, in the valley and municipality of Larraun, about 40 km NW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 243): medieval baptismal font of the 13th century; large hemispherical basin ornamented with little arches and raised on a polygonal pedestal base [the CMdeN (ibid.) informs that the font, located in the south side of the nave, by the door, is now -ca. 1996- used as a holy-water stoup]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 590153 4761779
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.003333, -1.893889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 0′ 12″ N, 1° 53′ 38″ W

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**: 243