Norlem / Nørlem

INFORMATION

FontID: 05136NOR

Church/Chapel: Originally from Nørlem Kirke, now in Limvig, in Valgmenighedskirke

Country Name: Denmark

Location: Ringkøbing, Midtjylland

Historical Region: Ringkøbing amt, Skodborg herred

Font Location in Church: Now in Limvig, in Valgmenighedskirke

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Nyborg (1998- : Bd. 2, heft 8, p. 616) tells of a Romanesque granite baptismal font which was made redundant in 1769-70 and went into private hands; in 1900 it was rescued from a private garden in Limvig and installed in Valgmenighedskirke.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: sr, granite

REFERENCES

Nyborg, Ebbe, Danmarks Kirker: Ringkøbing Amt, København: Nationalmuseets Forlag, 1998-