Torralba del Rio No. 3 / Torralba del Río

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08984TOR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín de Torralba del Río
Font Location in Church: In the N side, by the chancel
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: C. Arrabal Bajo, s/n, 31228 Torralba del Río, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 64 80 74
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-720, 10 km NNW of Torres del Río, 60-65 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**: 522) as a 16th-century holy-water stoup consisting of a hemispherical basin decorated with ribbed pattern raised on a pedestal with quadrangular motifs. [cf. Index entries for Torralba del Rio No. 1 for the baptismal font in this church, and No. 2 for another holy-water stoup of the same period wall-mounted in the north side, by the chancel]

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 554979 4717571
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.608611, -2.329722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 36′ 31″ N, 2° 19′ 47″ 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. II**: 522