Unzue No. 2 / Untzue / Unzué
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08755UNZ
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Millán de Unzué
Font Location in Church: In the S side, by the door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Aemilian of Cogolla [aka Aemilianus, Emiliaus, Millán de la Cogolla]
Church Address: C. las Cruces, 24, 31396 Unzué, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located just off (E) the A-15, SE of Muruarte de Reta, about 20 km SSE of Pamplona
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: 539) as a medieval holy-water stoup probably dated, as the church itself, to the late 12th century; it consists of a hemispherical basin raised on a cylindrical pedestal, both plain. [cf. Index entry for Unzue No. 1 for the baptismal font in this church]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 613103 4724357
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.663371, -1.619893
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 39′ 48.14″ N, 1° 37′ 11.62″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, 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. III: 539