Aartselaar / Aerschelaer / Serlaer
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26003AAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1611
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (early)
Church / Chapel Name: Parochiekerk Sint-Leonardus te Aartselaar
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): Sy. Leonard
Church Notes: thatched chapel of 1308 dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St Mary; new church 1496-1515 burned down in ther Iconoclasm in 1556; res-built fortified 1590-1592; modified several times between 1613 and 1861; restored 1948-1949 after damaged in WWII
Church Address: Laar 25/29, 2630 Aartselaar, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 3 887 93 38
Site Location: Antwerp, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A12, W of Hwy E19, 4-5 km W of Kontich, 8-9 km S of Antwerp city centre
Additional Comments: disappeared font (the original(?) and the one purchased in 1611) ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM***
Font Notes:
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No font entry found for this church in NALaT KIK-IRPA.
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 30 November 2025) provides historical information on this church and adds: "A new stone baptismal font was purchased in 1611. No trace of this font. In 1835, the churchwardenship purchased "a black marble baptismal font, 2.5 feet in diameter, with its pedestal, skillfully crafted and polished" for 184 francs from stonemason and marbler Frans Van Meerbeeck at Mechelen. The copper lid was made by J. Van Malder for 128 francs."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 30 November 2025) provides historical information on this church and adds: "A new stone baptismal font was purchased in 1611. No trace of this font. In 1835, the churchwardenship purchased "a black marble baptismal font, 2.5 feet in diameter, with its pedestal, skillfully crafted and polished" for 184 francs from stonemason and marbler Frans Van Meerbeeck at Mechelen. The copper lid was made by J. Van Malder for 128 francs."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 597081 5665599
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.133618, 4.387535
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 8′ 1.03″ N, 4° 23′ 15.13″ E