Saarburg No. 1
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: the modern font and cover
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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: the early-20thC church
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 May 2015 by Colin Smith
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view of font cover
Scene Description: the modern cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 May 2015 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 6 July 2015)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19964SAA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Heiligkreuz Chapel [disappeared]
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): The Holy Cross
Church Notes: original 13thC Heiligkreuz Chapel; acquired baptismal rights 1370; replaced by present church 1854-1856
Church Address: [it was located in the same site as the present Laurentiuskirche]
Site Location: Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located just N of the Saar's junction with the Moselle
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Rier
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (church acquired baptismal rights in 1370)
Font Notes:
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NB: we have no information on the baptismal font of the disappeared chapel here; it had acquired baptismal rights by 1370].
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 323095 5497859
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 49.607383, 6.551339
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 36′ 26.58″ N, 6° 33′ 4.82″ E