Bure
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10806BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Lambert, Bure
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lambert of Maastricht[aka Lambaert, Lambertus, Lambrecht, Landebertus]
Previous Font Location(s): originally from the previous church
Church Address: 7 Rue de Belvaux, 6927 Tellin, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 488 86 03 25
Site Location: Luxembourg / Luxemburg, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N846, in the municipality and about 12 km W of Wellin, about 50 km SSE of Namur
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Namur
Additional Comments: composite font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of a composite nature listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10026025] [accessed 18 August 2025]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre calcaire [...] Date: 1101 - 1200 [...] Date: 1501 - 1600 [...] [couvercle] laiton [...] Date: 1501 - 1600 [...] hauteur: 170 cm" [NB: the height includes the cover]. Romanesque baptismal font of the 12th century from the previous church [source: www.haute-lesse-tourisme.be/HauteLesse/eglisesetchapelles.htm]
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 661680 5551051
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.0897, 5.2603
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 5′ 22.92″ N, 5° 15′ 37.08″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Notes on Measurements: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 16th century
Material: metal, brass
Apparatus: no
Notes: dome-shaped with Latin-cross finial
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.