Chania No. 1 / Canea / Chanea / Chaniá / Hania / Hanya / Xania / Χανιά
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Helen Murlis, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 April 2012 by Helen Murlis
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 28 April 2012)
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Scene Description: immersion baptism in the Greek Orthodox rite
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Helen Murlis, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 April 2012 by Helen Murlis
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 28 April 2012)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18024CHA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church / Chapel Name: Agia Irini [Chapel of St. Irene]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Irene
Church Notes: [NB: could this be in the nearby village of Sougia, and not in Chania itself?]
Church Address: Kallinikou Sarpaki 40 73132 , Chania Greece
Site Location: Chania, Greece, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 40 km W of Crete
Additional Comments: the name of the baby being baptised in the font at the time of the photographs was 'Theadora'
Font Notes:
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Chalice-shaped baptismal font made of metal, consisting of a bell-shaped basin raised on a roughly conical moulded base, with a thick round moulding between the two. The font is currently being used for immersion baptism.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Helen Murlis for her photographs of this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 35S 229448 3934436
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: metal
Font Shape: chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round