Bergen No. 3
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph supplied by Juan Antonio Olañeta
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Juan Antonio Olañeta, 2004
Image Source: digital photograph supplied by Juan Antonio Olañeta
Copyright Instructions: Permission received
INFORMATION
Font ID: 11401BER
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Korskirken, Bergen
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Church Notes: original church 1181
Church Address: Nedre Korskirkeallmenningen 20, 5017 Bergen, Norway -- Tel.: +47 55 30 72 00
Site Location: Hordaland, Norway, Europe
Directions to Site: Bergen is located off road 585/577 [aka Strandkalen], W of hwy E39
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bjørgvin
Additional Comments: disappeared fpnt? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font now in Korskirken is a modern one, made of soapstone in the 29th century; designed in the rough shape of the old 'table-top' type: square basin with round inner well, raised on a broad central shaft and four outer colonnettes with decorated capitals and base mouldings; round-to-square lower base. The Victorian period in England produced many of these fonts, quite a few of them in the Yorkshires. [NB: a church is reported in this site since the late 12th century, probably a wooden one; we have no information on the earlier font(s) from this church].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Juan Antonio Olañeta for the photographs of this modern font
COORDINATES
UTM: 32V 297688 6701030
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 60.39489, 5.327758
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 60° 23′ 41.6″ N, 5° 19′ 39.93″ E