Bruges No. 8 / Brugge / Koolkerke

INFORMATION

Font ID: 20711BRU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (?)
Church / Chapel Name: Sint-Niklaaskerk / Saint-Nicolas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): Saint-Nicolas
Church Notes: original church 14thC;
Church Address: Sint-Niklaasstraat, 8000 Brugge, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 50 61 03 08
Site Location: West-Vlaanderen / Flandre Ouest, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Koolkerke area of Bruges
Ecclesiastic Region: Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel / Malines-Brussels
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one reported in a 1632 episcopal visitation) [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 March 2026) informs: "The present baptismal font in the church of Koolkerke, dates from 1859 : https://erfgoeddatabank.be/nl/collectie/object/229065/ https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/71984 : Granite baptismal font from 1859 with a brass lid and decorative plates on the basin. An earlier baptismal font, perhaps from the original 14th-century church, was noted during an unannounced inspection visit of 5th of October 1632 by bishop Servaas De Quinckere (1630-1639), who reported: the water in the baptismal font is not clean and candle droplets are floating on it."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 579239 5668970
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.166667, 4.133333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 10′ 0″ N, 4° 8′ 0″ E