Avekapelle

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25980AVE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century (?), Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Sint-Michielskerk Avekapelle
Font Location in Church: disappeared
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Church Notes: became independent parish in 1149; destroyed 1593; re-built thereafter; damaged in WWI; restored 1920-1924;
Church Address: Kerkstraat 2, 8630 Veurne, Belgium
Site Location: West-Vlaanderen / Flandre Occidentale, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the N35, E of Hwy E40, in the municipality and 5 km E of Veurne, about 45 km SW of Bruges
Ecclesiastic Region: Bisdom Brugge / Diocèse de Bruges
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one(s) from the medieval church here) ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
No font listed in the BALaT KIK-IRPA entry for this church. A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 26 November 2025) provides background historical information on Avekapelle from its 13th-century inception to the present; it adds: "Baptismal records exist since 1583. No historical baptismal font survived."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this site to our attention and for his help documenting it.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31U 481334 5657158
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.065639, 2.733611
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 3′ 56.3″ N, 2° 44′ 1″ E