Ibero No. 1

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08693IBE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Ibero [originally from the Iglesia de San Pedro, the old parish church]
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church, beneath the W galley [the old church had an annex on the N side that may have served as baptismal chapel]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary [orig. in the church dedicated to St. Peter]
Church Notes: The present church dates from the 18th century. The old parish church of St. Peter is in ruins and serves as cemetery.
Church Address: Calle Izpea, 4, 31173 Ibero, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-700, in the Cendea de Olza, about 10 km W of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad y Cuenca de Pamplona
Additional Comments: recycled font: originally from the old parish church, now serves in the new church
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 428): baptismal font probably from the Gothic period, left over from the original medieval church dedicated to St. Peter; the old parish church is now abandoned and serves as cemetery. The font consists of a hemispherical basin ornamented with ribbed pattern and raised on a cylindrical pedestal topped with a capital decorated with palmette and ball motif [cf. Index entry for Ibero No. 2 for a 16th-century holy-water stoup in this church]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 600061 4739757
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.803827, -1.776273
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 48′ 13.78″ N, 1° 46′ 34.58″ 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**: 428