Maastricht No. 1 / Maestricht

Results: 1 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 03661MAA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming / Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk / Slevrouwe
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: first (?) church of 4th-5thC later became the cathedral of the diocese of Tongeren-Maastricht; became collegiate church ca. 1100; most of present church built 11th and 12thC; much modified and restored since
Church Address: Onze Lieve Vrouweplein, 6211 HD Maastricht, Netherlands
Site Location: Limburg, Netherlands, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the centre of town, on the W bank of Meuse/Maas river, Maastricht is located 30-35 km N of Liège
Ecclesiastic Region: Bisdom Roermond
Font Notes:
Mentioned in Cloquet (1890) as having the ornamental motif of the inverted lion head with foliage stemming from the mouth. [to be confirmed]

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 689614 5636324
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.8475, 5.693611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 50′ 51″ N, 5° 41′ 37″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, unknown

REFERENCES

  • Cloquet, Louis, "Travaux des sociétés savantes: Comité des travaux historiques", 40, Revue de l'art chrétien, 1890, pp. 415-420; p. 419