Juarbe / Suarbe

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08714JUA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Sebastián de Juarbe
Font Location in Church: In a nich in the presbitery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Sebastian
Church Notes: 19th-century church buily on the site of the medieval church; only the font remains from the original temple
Church Address: Calle San Sebastián, 5, 31797 Juarbe / Suarbe, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-411, in the valley and municipality of Ulzama, 25-30 km N of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Pamplona
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 658, 659): late-Gothic baptismal font; cylindrical basin decorated with reticular pattern, a 6-petal floral motif and stars; octagonal (square with trimmed corners) pedestal base decorated with lobed arches in the fronts; plain square lower base. The CMdeN (ibid.) informs that the font is the only surviving element of the medieval church.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 603428 4761473
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.998889, -1.731111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 59′ 56″ N, 1° 43′ 52″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
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**: 658, 659