Foglo / Föglö / Fyghelde

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Philipp Wiedemann, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 16 September 2006 by Philipp Wiedemann [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirka.JPG] [accessed 30 August 2017]
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view of church interior - nave - looking east

the modern font is visible on the right [south] side, just east of the communion railing
Scene Description: the modern font is visible on the right [south] side, just east of the communion railing
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Åsa Ringbom, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph 2012 by Åsa Ringbom, in Kyrkor.ax [www.kyrkor.ax/kyrkor/foglo-kyrka/] [accessed 30 August 2017]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 21453FOG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Föglö kyrka
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary Magdalene
Church Notes: oldest part, the nave, probably 14thC; re-built mid-19thC
Church Address: Kyrkvägen 95-105, 22710 Föglö, Åland, Finland
Site Location: Ahvenanmaa / Åland, Finland, Europe
Directions to Site: in Åland, on one of the smaller islands of the archipelago
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Borgå / Borgå Stift / Porvoon hiippakunta
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 14thC church here)
Font Notes:
There is a font at the east end, behind [east] the communion railing, on the right [south] side, a round basin on a round pedestal base; it appears modern. [NB: we have no information on the font of the 14th-century church here].

COORDINATES

UTM: 34V 468080 6653003
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 60.013056, 20.4275
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 60° 0′ 47″ N, 20° 25′ 39″ E