Roermond No. 1 / Remunj

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view of church exterior in context

Scene Description: Source caption; " Christoffelkathedraal, Bischofskirche des Bistums Roermond"

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Roermond kathedraal interieur"

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INFORMATION

FontID: 23752ROE
Church/Chapel: Rooms-Katholieke Sint Christoffelkathedraal / St. Christoffel Kathedraal Roermond
Church Patron Saints: St. Christopher
Church Location: Grotekerkstraat 29, 6041 CR Roermond, Netherlands
Country Name: Netherlands
Location: Limburg
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N280, on the market square, on the E bank of the near the river Meuse on a pedestrian underpass leading to the outlet Centre. 50-60 km SSW of Maastricht
Ecclesiastic Region: Bisdom Roermond
Century and Period: 15th century, Late Gothic
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention
Church Notes: present building started 1410; completed 16thC; elevated to diocese see 1661; damaged in WWII; damaged in 1992 earthquake; restored 2005-2007
There is a baptismal originally designed for a church in Paris by Antoon Molenboer; the Parisian church was destroyed in WWII and the font was installed in the cathedral of Roermond. There is also a 15th-century(?) statue of Christ in the Jordan believed to have been the finial of an old baptismal font cover.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.1964, 5.9846
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 11′ 47.04″ N, 5° 59′ 4.56″ E
UTM: 31U 708523 5675900