Olgod No. 1 / Ølgod
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view of basin
Scene Description: the fragment of the old granite baptismal font dug up in a Vallund field is now in the church
INFORMATION
FontID: 24896OLG
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)
Church/Chapel: Ølgod Kirke
Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]
Church Location: Vestergade 68A, 6870 Ølgod, Denmark -- Tel.: +45 61 18 32 10
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Sydjylland, Syddanmark
Directions to Site: Located E of road 12 [aka Herningvey], about 25 km NNE of Varde, 40+ km N of Esbjerg
Font Location in Church: Inside the church [cf. FontNotes]
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 12th - 13th 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 ca. 1200; tower added ca. 1500; restored 1960
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Danmarks Kirker [http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Ribe_1515-1562.pdf] [accessed 13 August 2023] reports two fonts in it, one of which is the fragment of a granite basin thought to be the original font of the medieval church; it was unearthed while plowing in a Vallund farm; it stood in the farm garden until 1979, when the owner donated it to the church, where it is now located in the nave, by the former north entranceway. Noted and illustrated in the 22 July 2020 article 'Kun én familie bruger den gamle døbefont' in the JydskeVestkysten [https://jv.dk/varde/kun-en-familie-bruger-den-gamle-doebefont] [accessed 13 August 2023]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 55.809228, 8.608819
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 55° 48′ 33.22″ N, 8° 36′ 31.75″ E
UTM: 32U 475483 6184917
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: fragment