Kobenhavn No. 4 / København / Copenhagen

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18754KOB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: ca. 1187?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Den hellige Marias kirke [Collegiate Church of St. Mary]
Font Location in Church: disapeeared?]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: the original collegiate church here was started ca. 1187 under Absalon (1128-1201) bishop of Roskilde; the stone church was destroyed by fire in 1314; re-built thereafter
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for the present church] Vor Frue Kirke, Nørregade 8 1165 Copenhagen C DK
Site Location: København, Sjælland, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Th epresent church is located in the city centre, off Nørregade -- The original church was located at the highest point in the area, near the town of Havn, later København
Additional Comments: destroyed font? (the one from the original late-12thC collegiate church here)
Font Notes:
The original font of the collegiate church was probably lost in 1314 when the whole building was destroyed by fire.

COORDINATES

UTM: 33U 347310 6173044
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.67915, 12.57159
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 40′ 44.94″ N, 12° 34′ 17.72″ E