Heilgersdorf
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design element - motifs - flat moulding
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design element - patterns - gadrooned or ribbed
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: " Evang.-Luth. Pfarrkirche, Heilgersdorf, Landkreis Coburg"
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view of font
Scene Description: "Taufstein, Pfarrkirche in Heilgersdorf" -- used as a planter now?
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angel - holding object
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
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symbol - shield - coat of arms - Lichtenstein Family
Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]
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design element - patterns - ribbed - concave
Scene Description: all around the lower base
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design element - motifs - foliage
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view of church interior - looking east - chancel and east end
Scene Description: "Kanzelaltar mit Orgel, Pfarrkirche in Heilgersdorf" -- notice the baptismal font(?) in dark stone on the bottom-right corner -- it appears to be that font in use
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26063TCM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1557?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (mid?), Late Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-lutherische Pfarrkirche Heilgersdorf
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Address: Heilgersdorfer Hauptstraße 10, 96145 Seßlach, Germany -- Tel.: +49 9569 205
Site Location: Oberfranken, Bayern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off local road CO6, W of road 4, E of the 279, about 15 km SW of Coburg
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Würzburg
Additional Comments: disused font (stood in front of the church until 1960 [cf. FontNotes])
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilgersdorf
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-lutherische_Pfarrkirche_Heilgersdorf] [accessed 22 January 2026] reports a sandstone baptismal font with the Lichtenstein coat of arms and angel figures: "ein Taufstein aus Sandstein mit Lichtensteiner Wappen und Engelsgestalten".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 17 November 2025) informs: "https://www.evangelische-kirchengemeinde-heilgersdorf.de/kirche-in-heilgersdorf/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-lutherische_Pfarrkirche_Heilgersdorf
Baptismal font from the old church (it was removed from the old church in 1753 and was replaced by a wooden font in 1758). The new church was completed in 1758. The old font was installed outside the church until 1960. Because it carries the coat of arms of the Lichtenstein family, it must be from around 1557. Der ältere Taufstein aus Sandstein mit Lichtensteiner Wappen und Engelsgestalten, dessen Alter nicht festgestellt werden kann, stand bis 1960 vor der Kirche. Taufstein aus Sandstein mit Lichtensteiner Wappen und Engelsgestalten."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 17 November 2025) informs: "https://www.evangelische-kirchengemeinde-heilgersdorf.de/kirche-in-heilgersdorf/ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-lutherische_Pfarrkirche_Heilgersdorf
Baptismal font from the old church (it was removed from the old church in 1753 and was replaced by a wooden font in 1758). The new church was completed in 1758. The old font was installed outside the church until 1960. Because it carries the coat of arms of the Lichtenstein family, it must be from around 1557. Der ältere Taufstein aus Sandstein mit Lichtensteiner Wappen und Engelsgestalten, dessen Alter nicht festgestellt werden kann, stand bis 1960 vor der Kirche. Taufstein aus Sandstein mit Lichtensteiner Wappen und Engelsgestalten."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for his help documenting this font
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 630517 5558508
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.1644, 10.827455
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 9′ 51.84″ N, 10° 49′ 38.84″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining