Kalbitz nr. Bad Bibra

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25934KAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1589
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (late), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Kirche Kalbitz (Bad Bibra)
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Notes: 12thC church
Church Address: Dorfstraße 3, 06647 Bad Bibra, Germany -- Tel.: +49 34465 20433
Site Location: Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the K2254, W of the B250, in the municipality and 3 km SW of Bad Bibra, about 40 km NE of Erfurt
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Erfurt
Additional Comments: disappeared font (the one from the 13thC church here)
Font Notes:
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 16 November 2025) informs: "Kalbitz (Bad Bibra) [...] Should have a octagonal stone font from 1589 with inscription “Es sei denn, dass jemand von neuem geboren werde aus dem Wasser und heiligen Geist“.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.19193, 11.55818
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 11′ 31 N, 11° 33′ 29″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Text: "Es sei denn, dass jemand von neuem geboren werde aus dem Wasser und heiligen Geist"
Inscription Notes: cf. FontNotes -- John 3, 5
Inscription Source: cf. FontNotes