Olza / Oltza
Results: 2 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08695OLZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Transitional
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Blas de Olza
Font Location in Church: In the N side, near the retable
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Blaise [aka Biagio, Blas, Blásios, Blasius]
Church Address: San Blas Kalea, 15, 31171 Olza, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 17 18 22
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7010, in the Cendea de Olza, about 10 km W of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad y Cuenca de Pamplona
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 447): baptismal font from the original period of the church, ca. 1200; cylindrical basin ornamented a blind arcade of round arches around the upper and lower sides, the upper one inverted; the base is a plain cylindrical pedestal.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 601861 4741857
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.8225, -1.753889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 21″ N, 1° 45′ 14″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical, 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**: 447