Arraiza No. 1 / Araitza
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08720ARR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century[base only] -- 18th century [basin only] [composite font], Baroque [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Miguel de Arraiza
Font Location in Church: In the S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Address: Calle San Miguel, 9, 31174 Arraiza, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-7015, in the municipality of Zabalza, S Echauri, 16 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad y Cuenca de Pamplona
Additional Comments: recycled font: the two pieces (basin, base) are from different dates
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?-, vol. V**: 754) as a composite baptismal font consisting of a basin ornamented with arris and dated to the 18th century raised on a 17th-century pedestal base [cf. Index entry for Arraiza No. 2 for a 16th-century holy-water stoup in this same church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 597655 4735749
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.768056, -1.806389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 46′ 5″ N, 1° 48′ 23″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round [18th century]
Basin Exterior Shape: round (with arris) [18th century]
REFERENCES
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. V**: 754