Sesma No. 3

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08979SES
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century, Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Sesma
Font Location in Church: In the S side, by the [present] door
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: 31293 Sesma, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-8404, 25 km S of Estella, 60-70 km SW of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. II**: 485) as a Baroque holy-water stoup located by the entrance to the church, in the south side of the nave. The original church dates to the 13th century and, as Domeño (1992: 111) indicates, a medieval baptismal font must have existed but there is no trace of it now. [NB: the CMdeN (ibid., p. 485) describes a baptismal font of the 19th century made of jasper -- it is not included in this Index on account of the late date] [cf. Index entry for Sesma No. 1 and 2 for a pair of stoups of about the same period located by the old 14th-century door]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 575346 4703233
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.477778, -2.083333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 28′ 40″ N, 2° 5′ 0″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. II**: 485