Baelen / Baelen-sur-la-Vesdre / Bailus quae juxta Lembuch / Balen
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26036NJX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1538?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century [basin only], Renaissance [composite]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Mosan font
Church / Chapel Name: Eglise Saint-Paul de Baelen
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the NW corner baptismal chapel
Church Wikidata: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Église_Saint-Paul_de_Baelen
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Paul
Church Notes: chapel here documented 1180; present church 16thC replaced a medieval one probably of the 12thC; renovated 1773; restored 1910
Church Address: Rue du Thier, 4837 Baelen, Belgium
Site Location: Liège, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N61, 4 km NE of Limbourg, 25-30 km E of Liège
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Liège / Bistum Lüttich
Additional Comments: composite font? [cf. FontNotes] -- disappeared font? (the one from the 12thC church here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baelen
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10109149] [accessed 11 January 2026]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre calcaire [...] Date: 1538 - 1538 [...] hauteur: 108.5 cm [...] inscription, gravé, : : placés sous le curé André en 1538".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 11 January 2026) informs: "The first written mention of the name Bailus dates from 888: King Arnulf confirmed the donation made by King Lothair to the chapter of Notre-Dame of Aachen. 1180: by a charter of the Archbishop of Cologne, it is confirmed that the right of presentation of the chapel dedicated to Saint Paul belongs to the Abbey of Rolduc, as previously granted by Duke Henry III of Limburg. The imposing square tower, built of large limestone blocks in the Romanesque style, could date from the 12th century. 1184: Bailus quae juxta Lembuch. 1178: Balen. At the beginning of the 15th century, a Gothic church was built; the nave dates from the 16th century. The tower was restored in the 15th century, then again in 1773. In 1910, the whole structure was restored, with the addition of a porch and several chapels in the neo-Gothic style. Octagonal, limestone, renaissance, Mosan font with 4 heads. Probably only the basin is original. Inscription, engraved : placed under the priest André in 1538 https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10109149 -- See : https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=HALxqKFbQfv"
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 11 January 2026) informs: "The first written mention of the name Bailus dates from 888: King Arnulf confirmed the donation made by King Lothair to the chapter of Notre-Dame of Aachen. 1180: by a charter of the Archbishop of Cologne, it is confirmed that the right of presentation of the chapel dedicated to Saint Paul belongs to the Abbey of Rolduc, as previously granted by Duke Henry III of Limburg. The imposing square tower, built of large limestone blocks in the Romanesque style, could date from the 12th century. 1184: Bailus quae juxta Lembuch. 1178: Balen. At the beginning of the 15th century, a Gothic church was built; the nave dates from the 16th century. The tower was restored in the 15th century, then again in 1773. In 1910, the whole structure was restored, with the addition of a porch and several chapels in the neo-Gothic style. Octagonal, limestone, renaissance, Mosan font with 4 heads. Probably only the basin is original. Inscription, engraved : placed under the priest André in 1538 https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10109149 -- See : https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=HALxqKFbQfv"
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help documenting this font
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.631014, 5.970972
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 37′ 51.65″ N, 5° 58′ 15.5″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 108.5 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the sides of the basin, below the rim
Inscription Text: : : placés sous le curé André en 1538
Inscription Notes: transcription not available; only translation into French given in the source [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: KIK-IRPA [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern?
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