Bocholt No. 2 / Bocholt nr. Bree / Bóggetj

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Scene Description: one of three wall mounted stoups in this church [cf. FontNotes]

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Scene Description: one of three wall mounted stoups in this church [cf. FontNotes]

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Scene Description: one of three wall mounted stoups in this church [cf. FontNotes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 25364BOC

Church/Chapel: Parochiekerk Sint-Laurentius / Sint-Laurentiuskerk Bocholt

Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]

Church Location: Kerkplein, 3950 Bocholt, Belgium

Country Name: Belgium

Location: Limburg, Vlaanderen / Flandres

Directions to Site: Located off (W) the N76, 3-4 km NNW of Bree, 30+ km NNE of Hasselt

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse d'Hasselt / Bisdom Hasselt

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Date: n.d.

Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

The entry for this church in the Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed [https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/86025] [accessed 2 March 2024] reports three holy-water stoups made of limestone in the 16th century ["Drie wijwatervaten, hardsteen (15de eeuw)"]. Three wall-mounted holy-water stoups are listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/78279], [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/78280] and [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/78281] [accessed 2 March 2024]; all three are polygonal and similar but not identical design.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.172492, 5.576725

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 10′ 20.97″ N, 5° 34′ 36.21″ E

UTM: 31U 680124 5672163

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone

Font Shape: polygonal (wall-mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal

REFERENCES

KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. Accessed: 2024-03-03 00:00:00. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.