Masku

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view of church exterior - bell-cote

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church exterior - southwest view

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Antti T. Nissinen, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 15 July 2005 by Antti T. Nissinen [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maskun_kirkko,_interior.jpg] [accessed 25 July 2017]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 21347MAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Gotland font?
Church / Chapel Name: Maskun kirkko / Pyhä Johannes Kastajalle ja Pyhälle Ursulalle kirkko
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist & St. Ursula
Church Notes: parish first documented 1234; present church ca. 1500; mural paintings inside dated 17thC
Church Address: Maskuntie 68, 21250 Masku, Finland
Site Location: Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland, Finland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located 8 km NW of Rusko, 12 km NNE of Naantali, 16 km NW of Turku
Ecclesiastic Region: Archdiocese of Turku
Font Notes:
Hiekkanen (2007) reports a baptismal font of Gotland limestone; dated 13th-century.

COORDINATES

UTM: 34V 560215 6714787
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 60.564528, 22.098361
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 60° 33′ 52.3″ N, 22° 5′ 54.1″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone (Gotland)

REFERENCES

  • Hiekkanen, Markus, Suomen Keskiajan Kivikirkot, Helsinki: SKS (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Sura, 2007, p. 101