Ockfen / Occava / Occkenen / Ockefa / Ockeve / Ockfan

INFORMATION

Font ID: 19965OCK

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 20th century (early?), Modern

Church / Chapel Name: Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Valentin Ockfen

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Valentin [aka Valentine]

Church Notes: present church of 1904-1905 is neo-Gothic

Church Address: Ockfen, 54439 Saarburg, Germany

Site Location: Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Europe

Directions to Site: Located off the L138, E of road 51, in the municipality [Verbandsgemeinde Saarburg-Kell] and 4 km NNE of Saarburg

Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Rier

Additional Comments: there may have been an earlier chapel here or nearby serving the community; no information on whether baptisms carried out in it

Font Notes: Click to view

The font in this modern church is also modern.

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of this church and font

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 325829 5499700

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 49° 37' 26.24" N, 6° 35' 10.19" W