Fridhem No. 1
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Scene Description: the Friedhem font: a composite made up of the basins from Längnum [present base] and Malma [present basin]
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Image Source: digital image of a photograph in the SHM Medeltidens bildvärld [ref.: 920616F3] [http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=920616F3] [accessed 27 September 2020]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 22922FRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Friedhems kyrka
Church Location: Fridhem kyrkby, 467 95 Grästorp, Sweden
Country Name: Sweden
Location: Västergötland, Västra Götalands län
Directions to Site: Located off (SE) the O2537-O2551 crossroads, S of highway 47, in the municiality and 9-10 km SE of Grästorp, 15-20 km WNW of Vara
Ecclesiastic Region: Skara stift
Historical Region: Viste härad
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Romanesque
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font in this church is a composite of the surviving basins from two demolished medieval churches, those of Längnum [present base] and Malma [present basin]. [NB: we do not have any information on the medieval font of the original church at Fridhem]. [cf. BSI entries for Fridhem Nos. 1 & 2 for detail of the separate churches and fonts].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 58.276914, 12.748908
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 58° 16′ 36.89″ N, 12° 44′ 56.07″ E
UTM: 33V 367984 6461747