Brussels No. 13 / Bruxelles

INFORMATION

Font ID: 20713BRU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2016-08-23
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 17th century (?), Medieval? / Late Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Église Sainte-Catherine de Bruxelles / Sint-Katelijnekerk
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Catherine of Alexandria [aka Katherine, Katharine]
Church Notes: original 13thC chapel built against the city walls; enlarged 14th, 15th and 17thC; demolished and re-built 1854-1874
Church Address: Pl. Sainte-Catherine 50, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 492 76 66 17
Site Location: Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ou Brussel, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Ste-Catherine quarter of the city centre
Font Notes:
On-site notes: the present baptismal font is modern, probably from the mid-19th century re-building of this church. It appears to be of a pinkish-brown marble, with a round shallow basin and a round baluster pedestal base on an octagonal lower base. No cover present. [NB: we have no information on the font(s) of the earlier church that went back to the 13th century].

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.850807, 4.34858
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 51′ 2.9″ N, 4° 20′ 54.89″ E