Sorg No. 2 / Sörg
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Scene Description: holy-water stoup in the porch, made from Gothic spolia ["In der Vorhalle befindet sich ein steinerner Opfertisch und ein Weihwasserbecken aus gotischen Spolien"] [cf. FontNotes]
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25312SOR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: Late-Gothic [composite
Church / Chapel Name: Römisch-katholische Pfarrkirche hl. Martin in Sörg
Font Location in Church: In the porch
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: 15th-16thC church with a detached tower-chancel ["Chorturm"] from an early-13thC Romanesque building
Church Address: Sörg 12, 9556 Sörg, Austria
Site Location: Kärnten, Austria, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L93a [aka Sörg], 14-15 km N of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Ecclesiastic Region: Diözese Gurk-Klagenfurt
Additional Comments: re-cycled / altered stoup (re-cycled late-Gothic spolia)
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the Austrian Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfarrkirche_Sörg] [accessed 5 February 2024] mentions a holy-water stoup in the porch, made from Gothic spolia ["In der Vorhalle befindet sich ein steinerner Opfertisch und ein Weihwasserbecken aus gotischen Spolien"], as well as a late-Gothic baptismal font inside the church ["Der Taufstein ist spätgotisch"]. The object appears rectangular, with decorated sides; stands directly on the ground.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are gratefult to Pol Herman for bringing this stoup to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 33T 444711 5179081
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.762986, 14.275947
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 45′ 46.75″ N, 14° 16′ 33.41″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular