Dingsheim

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date - 1625
view of church exterior - south view
view of church interior - nave - looking east
view of church interior - nave - looking west
INFORMATION
FontID: 21623DIN
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Kilian
Church Patron Saints: St. Kilian [aka Chilian]
Church Location: rue Principale, 67370 Dingsheim, France
Country Name: France
Location: Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Directions to Site: Located off the D166, NNW of Strasbourg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Strasbourg
Historical Region: Alsace
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in an alcove, N side of the nave, E end
Date: 1625
Century and Period: 17th century(early), Renaissance
Church Notes: present 18thC church listed in Mérimée [ref.: IA67005517]: "L'église de Dingsheim date de 1805, ainsi qu'en témoigne la date inscrite sur la façade antérieure. Sur le mur du chevet est gravée la date de 1857. D'après l'inscription sur le mur ouest, l'édifice a été restauré en 1939."
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font dated 1625 in this church; listed in Palissy [ref.: IM67009469]: "Cuve et pied en grès. Couvercle en bois peint. [...] La date de 1625 est gravée sur la cuve. Le pied semble plus récent." The basin is tub-shaped, and raised on a conical pedestal base of perhaps later date [cf. supra]; a crudely made font.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
48.62987,
7.668623
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
48° 37′ 47.53″ N,
7° 40′ 7.04″ E
UTM: 32U 401901 5387167
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, sandstone
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM67009469] gives height of font and cover as 170 cm
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin side
Inscription Text: "1625"
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material:
wood,
Notes: painted wood cover; dome-shaped with acorn finial