Igal No. 2 / Igari

INFORMATION

FontID: 13687IGA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Vicente Martir
Church Patron Saints: St. Vincent
Church Location: 31452 Igal, Navarra, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Directions to Site: Located on the road between Güesa and Vidángoz, just W of the Roncal valley, in the municipality of Gallués, about 55 km E of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesis de Pamplona
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a chapel on the S side
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
The Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008) reports a small monolithic object believed to be the original holy-water stoup that was replaced for the present one in 1775; it consists of two volumes: round basin and plain stem. The old stoup is now [2008] kept in the cemetery [churchyard?].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42º 48' 46.74'' N, 1º 3' 50.99'' W
UTM: 30T 659466 4740534

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 37.5 cm*
Basin Total Height: 19 cm*
Height of Central Column: 24 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 43 cm* [calculated]
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra (2008)

REFERENCES

Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Navarra, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008