Gnoien

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08835GNO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Pfarrkirche Gnoien [aka Marienkirch Gnoien]
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Neue Kirchenstraße 7, 17179 Gnoien, Germany
Site Location: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on road 110 [aka Neue Kirchenstraße], off (S) road 20, about 40 km ESE of Rostock
Font Notes:
Identified in Berggren (2002: 150 fn17) as a baptismal font made of Gotlandic limestone [NB: Berggren notes earlier erroneous identifications of its material as granite]

COORDINATES

UTM: 33U 349743 5982391
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.968, 12.7093
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 58′ 4.8″ N, 12° 42′ 33.48″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (Gotlandic limestone)

REFERENCES

  • Berggren, Lars, "The Export of Limestone and Limestone Fonts from Gotland during the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries", 2002