Nardues-Aldunate / Nardoze Alduate[ / Nardués-Aldunate

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08876NAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista [aka Evangelista] de Nardués [orig. from the old church, also dedicated to St. John]
Font Location in Church: In the new parish church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the old church, also dedicated to St. John
Church Notes: Move od church furnishings to a new locality: "La nueva parroquia ha sido instalada en una bajera en la que se encuentran algunos objetos artísticos: pila bautismal de época medieval, sagrario romanista del siglo XVII, imagen barroca de San Juan, del siglo XVIII, entre otros." [source: https://www.lebrelblanco.com/old/anexos/atlas-UrraulBajovalle-Sanguesa.htm#NarduesAldunate [accessed 19 June 2025]]
Church Address: C. Abadía, 9, 31449 Nardués, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 617 70 85 29
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: This abandoned village, not to be mistaken with nearby Aldunate, is located off the NA-2420 in the municipality of Urraúl Bajo, about 25 km SE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Additional Comments: recycled font: from the now abandoned church, to the new parish church locale
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV**: 550): medieval baptismal font with a plain basin originally from the abandoned old Romanesque church; the font is now [ca. 1992] in the new parish church located in a lock-up in this village.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 634108 4723463
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.651944, -1.363889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 39′ 7″ N, 1° 21′ 50″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric
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. IV**: 530