Munain
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design element - patterns - ribbed - concave - ribs framed in round arches
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26237FZN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th - 17th century (?), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Munain / Munain (Araba) Andre Mari eliza
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: original church 13thC; re-built 16hC
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A1, in the municipality of San Millán-Donemiliaga, just E of Salvatierra
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Historical Region: Cuadrilla de Salvatierra / Arabako Lautadako kuadrilla
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in MonumentalNet [https://www.monumentalnet.org/monumento.php?r=VI-053000800-MUN-IGL-ASU-NUE-SRA&seo=iglesia-de-la-asuncion-de-nuestra-senora-san-millan-alava-pais-vasco] informs tha the present church dates from the 16th century but retains the 13th-century portal of an earlier building, and reports a baptismal font of the Renaissance style in it: "pila bautismal renacentista". There is no cover present but the upper rim of the basin retains evidence of old cover anchorings.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Juan Casrlos Abascal Ruiz de Aguirre for his photographs of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 552660 4744012
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.846871, -2.355535
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 50′ 48.74″ N, 2° 21′ 19.93″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round