Bitoriano / Vitoriano
Image copyright © Francisco Guinea, 2026
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Francisco Guinea, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 20 January 2026 from Francisco Guinea
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
design element - motifs - ball
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Francisco Guinea, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 20 January 2026 from Francisco Guinea
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
design element - motifs - rib
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Francisco Guinea, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 20 January 2026 from Francisco Guinea
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
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Scene Description: "Bitoriano - Iglesia de San Julián y Santa Basilisa"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Centenoyespelta, 2024
Image Source: digital photograph 7 September 2024 by Centenoyespelta
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26365ATQ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Parroquia de San Julián y Santa Basilisa / San Julian eta Santa Basilisa eliza
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Julianus & St. Basilisa
Church Notes: 15th-16thC church with later modifications
Church Address: 01139 Bitoriano, Álava, Spain
Site Location: Alava / Araba, País Vasco / Euskadi, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A-3600, S of the N-622, in the municipality of Zuya, 22 kmNW of Vitoria-Gasteiz
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Vitoria
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitoriano
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia [https://aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus/eu/bitoriano/ar-142695-122136/] [accessed 28 April 2026] reports a 15th-century font consisting of a decorated with ball motifs and ribs on the underbowl, raised on a cylindrical base and round lower base or plinth, both plain: "Pila bautismal del siglo XV. Taza lisa con bolas y gallones en la base de la misma. Pie cilíndrico y basa circular de la misma." No cover present.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 513848 4755107
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.948478, -2.830242
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 56′ 54.52″ N, 2° 49′ 48.87″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round