Ribe No. 3 / Ripen

INFORMATION

FontID: 20109RIB

Church/Chapel: Sankt Nikolai Kloster [demolished 16thC?)

Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra

Church Location: [demolished]

Country Name: Denmark

Location: Sønderjylland, Syddanmark

Directions to Site: Located off the highways 11 and 24 crossroads, 25-30 km SE of Esbjerg, in SW Jutland

Ecclesiastic Region: [Ribe Stift]

Date: ca. 1170?

Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque

Church Notes: Benedictine nunnery early-12thC; new Benedictine priory ca. 1170; church shared with villagers but nuns relegated to railed choir; building demolished 16thC?

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[NB: we have no information on the font from the demolished 12th-century church here]

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 484914 6131355