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Scene Description: "Taufstein in der Evangelischen Kirche in Gelenau im Erzgebirge"
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design element - motifs - braid - 2-strand
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symbol - shield - coat of arms or emblem - unidentified
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Scene Description: " Evangelische Kirche in Gelenau im Erzgebirge"
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view of church interior - pulpit
!["Kanzel in der Evangelischen Kirche in Gelenau im Erzgebirge" [cf. FontNotes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1260123011_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Kanzel in der Evangelischen Kirche in Gelenau im Erzgebirge" [cf. FontNotes]
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human figure - head - 4?
Scene Description: on the sides of the lower base
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26069DCY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1581
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (late)
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Gelenau
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirche_Gelenau
Church Address: Erich-Weinert-Weg 39, 09423 Gelenau/Erzgeb., Germany -- Tel.: +49 37297 7384
Site Location: Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 1705, (E) of the B95, 18-20 km SSE of Chemnitz
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelenau/Erzgeb.
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirche_Gelenau] [accessed 3 January 2026] reports a sandstone pulpit and a baptismal font created in 1581 by Andreas Lorentz of Freiberg: " Die Kanzel und die Taufe aus Sandstein wurden 1581 als künstlerisch wertvolle Arbeiten von Andreas Lorentz aus Freiberg geschaffen."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 357315 5619651
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.711133, 12.979007
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 42′ 40.08″ N, 12° 58′ 44.42″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: German
Inscription Location: 1) just below the rim
2) on the basin side; in separate cartouches
Inscription Text: 1) "[...] LASSET DIE KIND[...] / HIMMEL REICH"
2) "GEHET HIN / IN ALLE WELT / VND [...]"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]