Rabernkirchen

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view of church exterior - south view

Scene Description: Source caption: "Marienkirche Rabenkirchen von Süden"

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Image Source: digital photograph 10 June 2013 by Agnete [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabenkirchen_Marienkirche.jpg] [accessed 17 October 2022]

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view of church interior - looking east

Scene Description: Source caption: "Rabenkirchen-Faulück, St. Marien; Innenraum"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pelz, 2013

Image Source: digital photograph 13 April 2013 by Pelz [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabenkirchen-Faulück_5355.jpg] [accessed 17 October 2022]

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view of font

Scene Description: the later font of 1781; the 'marbling' wash on it is said to have been applied in the 1912 renovation of the church

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view of font in context

Scene Description: Source caption: "Rabenkirchen-Faulück in Schleswig-Holstein. Die Kirche einschließlich des Inneren steht unter Denkmalschutz." -- the 18thC baptismal is visible by the left [north] pillar of the chancel arch, beneath the hymn board

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Clemensfranz, 2020

Image Source: digital photograph 21 August 2020 by Clemensfranz [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marienkirche_Rabenkirchen_2022CF_13.jpg] [accessed 17 October 2022]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 24379RAB
Church/Chapel: Evangelish-lutherische St.-Marien-Kirche
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Kirchweg, 24407 Rabenkirchen-Faulück, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the B201, in the municipality and 3-4 km NW of Rabenkirchen-Faulück, about 7 km WSW of Kappeln
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: church built 12thC(?); much modified since, especially in 1790 when major modifications were introduced;
The present font was introduced at a time when major renovations were done to the church in 1790, the font actually dated 1791; the basin is octagonal, the back side much broader and against the wall; the 'marbling' wash on it is said to have been applied in the 1912 renovation of the church. [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 54.646901, 9.855014
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 54° 38′ 48.85″ N, 9° 51′ 18.05″ E
UTM: 32U 555173 6055836