Memmingen No. 3
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view of church exterior - south view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Thomas Mirtsch, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 18 July 2008 by Thomas Mirtsch [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frauenkirche19.jpg][accessed 17 November 2013]
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view of church exterior - north view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Thomas Mirtsch, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph taken 27 April 2008 by Thomas Mirtsch [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FrauenkircheMM1.JPG][accessed 17 November 2013]
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view of church interior - painting
Scene Description: the 1465 frescoes
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 September 2008 by Mrilabs [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UnserFrauenFresko16.jpg][accessed 17 November 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Released by its author into the public domain
INFORMATION
Font ID: 18779MEM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1585
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late)
Cognate Fonts: the font at Memmingen St. Martin's
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Pfarrkirche Unser Frauen [aka Frauenkirche / Zu Unserer lieben Frau]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the Minnerschen Kapelle
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: church first documented in 1258, but may have existed centuries before that; used between 1530 and 1806 alternatively as Protestant and Catholic
Church Address: Frauenkirchpl. 5, 87700 Memmingen, Germany -- Tel.: +49 8331 2253
Site Location: Schwaben, Bayern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the Hwys 7-96 crossroads, about 40 km S of Ulm. This church is located off the Reichshainpark, towards the NW
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font somewhat similar to the one in Sankt Martin's church in the same town; it is made of red marble and said to date from 1565 [NB: inscription?]
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 588344 5314933
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.9816, 10.1839
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 58′ 53.76″ N, 10° 11′ 2.04″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (reddish)