Ravensburg No. 3
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 14545KOE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Römisch-katholisches Kirche St. Jodok
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Judoc [aka Jodoc, Jodok, Josse, Joyce, Yuzeg]
Church Notes: 1385 church; severely damaged by arson in 2018; restored 2019
Church Address: Eisenbahnstraße 20, 88212 Ravensburg, Germany -- Tel.: 0751/36196-0
Site Location: Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Directions to Site: Located off hwy 32, 25-30 km N of Lindau. The church is located in the historical city centre, at the corner of Eisenbahnstraße and Oberebrette Str.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Font Notes:
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Die Geschichte der Kirche St. Jodok [https://www.kath-rv.de/fileadmin/benutzerdaten/kath-rv-de/se_mitte/gemeinde_stjodok/Geschichte_der_Kirche/Geschichte.pdf] [accessed 24 August 2025] notes that the present font in use in this church is modern, decorated with Biblical scenes; made by Willi Veith of Lindau in 1954: "Das Taufbecken, gestaltet von dem Bildhauer Willi
Veith aus Lindau (1954)" [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here].
Veith aus Lindau (1954)" [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of the church and its modern font
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 545777 5292391
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.783251, 9.611119
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 46′ 59.71″ N, 9° 36′ 40.03″ E