Opole

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coat of arms - Opole (town arms)

Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph by Rafal Nosal in Renowacja Katedry Opolskiej [https://renowacja.katedraopolska.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5-Chrzcielnica.jpg] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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coat of arms - Piast eagle

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design element - motifs - moulding or piping

Scene Description: vertical, at each corner of the basin and base

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design element - motifs - piping or ribbed

Scene Description: down the sides at the angles

Image Source: digital photograph by Rafal Nosal in Renowacja Katedry Opolskiej [https://renowacja.katedraopolska.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5-Chrzcielnica.jpg] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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design element - motifs - torus-scotia

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design element - patterns - tracery

Image Source: digital photograph [edited] 2 May 2014 by Daviidos [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oppeln_Kathedrale_Gotisches_Taufbecken_Opole_Katedra.JPG] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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design element - patterns - tracery

Image Source: digital photograph [edited] 2 May 2014 by Daviidos [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oppeln_Kathedrale_Gotisches_Taufbecken_Opole_Katedra.JPG] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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symbol

Scene Description: Identified in the source as the sculptor's emblem/mark

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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Katedrála Svatého Kříže v Opole"

Image Source: digital photograph [edited] 6 April 2020 by Whiny15 [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kosciol_katedralny_Swietego_Krzyza_w_Opolu.png] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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view of church exterior - west view

Scene Description: Source caption: " Katedra w Opolu."

Image Source: digital photograph [edited] 10 July 2010 by Lestat (Jan Mehlich) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opole_-_Cathedral_01-1.jpg] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Kathedrale zum Heiligen Kreuz in Oppeln in Schlesien"

Image Source: digital photograph 29 September 2015 by SchiDD [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oppeln-Kathedrale-1.jpg] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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view of font

Image Source: digital photograph by Rafal Nosal in Renowacja Katedry Opolskiej [https://renowacja.katedraopolska.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5-Chrzcielnica.jpg] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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view of font

Scene Description: the font is said to be made of limestone and sandstone; the colouring of the three blocks of stone is discernible here

Image Source: digital photograph 25 July 2016 by Andrzej Otrębski [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opole_katedra_8.jpg] [accessed 12 June 2022

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view of font

Scene Description: Source caption: " Das Gotische Taufbecken in der Kathedrale zu Oppeln"

Image Source: digital photograph [edited] 2 May 2014 by Daviidos [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oppeln_Kathedrale_Gotisches_Taufbecken_Opole_Katedra.JPG] [accessed 12 June 2022]

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view of font

Image Source: Emmerling & Zajaczkowska (2003: 32)

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09179OPO

Church/Chapel: Katedra Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego [St. Cross Cathedral]

Church Patron Saints: The Holy Cross

Church Location: Katedralna 4, 46-020 Opole, Poland

Country Name: Poland

Location: Opole Voivodeship

Directions to Site: Located off the ring road 435 [aka Nysy Luzyckiej], on the E banks of the Oder river, about 85 km SE of Wroclaw

Historical Region: Upper Silesia

Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]

Century and Period: 15th century, Late Gothic

Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font

Church Notes: earlier churches here 11th and 13thC; present church 15thC, much modified since

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

Described and illustrated in Emerling & Zajaczkowska (2003: 32): "The oldest monument in the cathedral is the 15-th century baptismal font, which was found in the vicinity of the priests' presbitery in 1965. Its octagonal bowl bears the coat of arms of Opole, the Piast eagle and a cartouche with the sculptor's property sign." The entry for this font in the Renowacja Katedry Opolskiej [https://renowacja.katedraopolska.pl/en/przewodniki/chrzcielnica-z-najstarszym-herbem-opola/] [accessed 12 June 2022] informs: "BAPTISMAL FONT WITH THE OLDEST COAT OF ARMS OF OPOLE. The massive and octagonal gothic baptismal font, which you see in front of you is a unique historical treasure within the Opole Cathedral due to its age. It is the oldest baptismal font in the city, and one of the most precious treasures of the stone-cutting art in the Upper Silesia. It is composed of sandstone and limestone, and it dates back to the XVth century. It is a numb witness of history, serving as the one who accepted the following generations of residents of the Opole area as the catholic church members. It is worth to mention that as early as the first half of the XXth century, the Opole collegiate church became a parish church for not only Opole residents but also for a dozen or so nearby towns. There are two coats of arms on the baptismal font calotte: the coat of arms of the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, as well as the coat of arms of Opole. It is undoubtedly the oldest image of the city coat of arms. It depicts a half of the Piast eagle - referring to Opole rulers, as well as half of the cross, referring to the Holy Cross relics in which the Opole cathedral is famous for. Below there is a house mark of the stone-cutter. It is a proof of the generosity of the Dutch Jan the Good, the last member of the Opole Piast dynasty. Not that long ago, the historic baptismal font was standing near the entrance of the Opole Cathedral in the chapel of the Saint John of Nepomuk. During the renovation of the chapel, the stone antique was moved by the main altar to the northern nave. Today, it stands in front of the Holy Trinity Altar. Here, it exists to serve the next generations of those who become members of the Christian community through the Grace of Baptism. It is worth to mention that at some point, this historic gem disappeared from the Opole cathedral… In 1850, due to its bad condition, a decision was made to remove the baptismal font from the temple. It was replaced with a new neo-gothic marble one created in 1849. During this time, the old baptismal font was placed and forgotten about in the parish garden. It had been there for decades before it was accidentally found in 1963 during cleaning and renovation work taking place before the celebration commemorating the millennium of the Christianization of Poland. In 1966, after a thorough renovation, the baptismal font came back to the cathedral. Initially, it was placed in the basement of the northern tower. In 2009 it underwent further renovation, restoring its original beauty. Today, it is a treat for the eyes of not only followers but also for numerous tourists and … historians. The underbowl is chamfered and very tall, decorated with buttress-like mouldings at the angles; at its narrowest and lowest point it meets the volume of the base, also octagonal and decorated with the same mouldings; the latter widens towards the lower end. They are clearly two blocks meeting at that point.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 50.6703, 17.9203

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 50° 40′ 13.08″ N, 17° 55′ 13.08″ E

UTM: 33U 706348 5617231

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone and sandstone

Number of Pieces: 3

Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

Emmerling, Ryszard, Opole, Capital of Opolskie Province, Opole: ADAN, 2003