Ororbia

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08696ORO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Julián de Ororbia
Font Location in Church: Inside, beneath the W gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Julian
Church Notes: 14thC church; modified 16th and 17thC
Church Address: Calle San Julián, 12, 31171 Ororbia, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 32 24 01
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
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 458): baptismal font consisting of a hemispherical basin ornamented with ribbed pattern all around and with a rope moulding at the upper rim, raised on a base in the shape of four columns topped with a capital decorated with several human figures, one of which is a horseman, palmettes and ball motif. Digital photographs taken 31 July 2022 by JLVwiki are included in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iglesia_de_San_Julián,_Ororbia [accessed 15 June 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 602500 4741236
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.816821, -1.746185
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 0.56″ N, 1° 44′ 46.27″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round, flat and plain; painted; appears modern

REFERENCES

  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 458