Beire No. 2
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 08725BEI
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: 1656
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(mid)
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Millán de Beire
Font Location in Church: In the S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aemilian of Cogolla [aka Aemilianus, Emiliaus, Millán de la Cogolla]
Church Notes: 14thC church with later modifications
Church Address: C. Mayor, 2, 31393 Beire, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5330, about 6 km SSE of Olite
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Olite
Font Notes:
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Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 53): holy-water stoup dated to 1656 [by an inscription?]; the basin is square and decorated with ball motif; it is raised on a cylindrical pedestal base with fluted pattern [cf. Index entry for Beire No. 1 for a medieval baptismal font in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 615805 4701977
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.461484, -1.591481
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 27′ 41.34″ N, 1° 35′ 29.33″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: square, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: square
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: [numbers?]
Inscription Location: unknown
Inscription Text: [1656]
Inscription Notes: the existence of the inscription is assumed from the description in the source]
Inscription Source: Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. III: 53)
REFERENCES
- García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. III: 53