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view of church exterior - west tower - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken May 2013 by John Wilkes
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view of church exterior in context - southwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © John Wilkes, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken May 2013 by John Wilkes
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church exterior - northeast view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nuffle, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 April 2006 by Nuffle [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oleviste_kirik_in_Tallinn,_Estonia.jpg] [accessed 7 June 2013]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of church interior - nave - looking west
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18496TAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Oleviste kirik [Ólafskirkju, St. Olaf’s Church / St. Olav's Church]
Font Location in Church: [disappeared?]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Olaf [aka Olaf II Haraldsson, Óláfr Haraldsson, Olav, Olav Haraldsson, Olave, Olof]
Church Notes: "believed to have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian community before Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219. Its dedication relates to King Olaf II of Norway (a.k.a. Saint Olaf, 995-1030)" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Olaf%27s_Church,_Tallinn] [accessed 7 June 2013]
Church Address: Lai 50, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia -- Tel.: +372 641 2241
Site Location: Harju maakond / Harjumaa, Estonia, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the N area of the city, towards the harbour, by the Paks Margareeta – Eesti Meremuuseum
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Tallinn [Lutheran]
Additional Comments: disappeared? (the font from the 12thC+ church here)
Font Notes:
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[NB: we have no information on the baptismal of the medieval church here]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to John Wilkes for his photographs of this church
COORDINATES
UTM: 35V 372282 6591368
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 59.441417, 24.747806
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 59° 26′ 29.1″ N, 24° 44′ 52.1″ E