Arendonk / Arenddonk / Arendunc
Results: 2 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26005ARE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (?) [basin only], composite font
Church / Chapel Name: Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Jobkerk
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the nave, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary & St. Job
Previous Font Location(s): housed for a time in the chapel of the Wampenberg
Church Notes: A church building in Arendonk was first mentioned in 1212, a 'quarta capella' whose patronage was granted to Floreffe Abbey; Around 1490-1500, a new church was built, which was damaged, rebuilt, and enlarged several times; demolished in 1901; new neo-Gothic church was built between 1901 and 1904
Church Address: Vrijheid, 2370 Arendonk, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 14 67 72 60
Site Location: Antwerp, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N118, N of Hwy E34, 11-12 km E of Turnhout
Ecclesiastic Region: Bisdom Antwerpen
Additional Comments: disappeared font(s) (the one(s) from the medieval and later church here) ***GET PICTURE [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/36709]***
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font with a 17th-century basin and a brass font cover of the 19th century listed in the Onroerend Erfgoed entry for this church [https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/75469] [accessd 3 December 2025]: "Doopvont met marmeren kuip, tweede helft van de 17de eeuw en deksel van messing, 19de eeuw." Listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/36709] [accessed 3 December 2025], which specifies the stem and base are 19th-century: "doopvont [...] marmer, messing [...] Date: 1651 - 1700 [...] hoogte: 135 cm [...] voet en stam 1801-1900".
A communication to BSI from Pol herman (e-mail of 2 December 2025) provides historical information on the church of Arendonk and adds: "In a church inspection of 1509 the parishioners are demanded to properly maintain the baptismal font. Baptismal registers start in 1611. The present baptismal font [cf. supra] dates from the second half of the 17th century and originates from the old parish church, but until recently it was housed in the chapel of the Wampenberg."
A communication to BSI from Pol herman (e-mail of 2 December 2025) provides historical information on the church of Arendonk and adds: "In a church inspection of 1509 the parishioners are demanded to properly maintain the baptismal font. Baptismal registers start in 1611. The present baptismal font [cf. supra] dates from the second half of the 17th century and originates from the old parish church, but until recently it was housed in the chapel of the Wampenberg."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are garteful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 645321 5687464
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.31989, 5.085464
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 19′ 11.6″ N, 5° 5′ 7.67″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: oval (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
Notes on Measurements: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: 19th century
Material: metal, brass
Apparatus: no
Notes: gadrooned dome
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.