Irache / Iratxe / Yraç

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 10757IRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Irache
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: possible origins of the monastery in the 8thC; documented 958; monastery church 12thC built on an earlier one;
Church Address: Cam. de Santiago, 31208 Irache, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 55 44 64
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-110, N of the A-12, in Ayegui, 2-3 km SW of Estella, km of Estella,about 45 km SW of Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Estella
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Font Notes:
The present font consists of a hemispherical basin decorated at the upper sides with a torus-scotia-torus combination, raised on a dodecagonal (?) base and standing on a two-step plinth. The font appears of a later date, perhaps of the 16th century, the date of the Plateresque cloister, or even of the 17th century, to match the Herrera-style western tower. A digital photograph of the present font in the context of the church interior taken 26 November 2011 by Calospalacios may be seen in Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_de_Santa_María_la_Real_de_Irache_(Navarra)_26.JPG] [accessed 18 August 2025]. [NB: no information found for the font of the medieval church].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 578429 4722399
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.650055, -2.0432
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 39′ 0.2″ N, 2° 2′ 35.52″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Miguel Martínez, Angel de, Monasterio de Irache: a la sombra de Montejurra, León: Edilesa, 2003, p. 41