Gross Reken / Groß Reken
Results: 10 records
view of font in context
Scene Description: showing the font, covered with a white cloth, when it was used as makeshift altar
view of church exterior - southeast view
Scene Description: "Reken Baudenkmal 01 St Simon und Judas 2020-04-18"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dr. W. Strickling, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph 18 April 2020 by Dr. W. Strickling
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
view of font in context
Scene Description: showing the font, covered with a white cloth, when it was used as makeshift altar
view of church interior - looking east
!["Reken Monument 01 St Simon und Judas Südschiff" -- showing the interior of the church-cum-museum [cf. ChurchNoted and FontNotes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1260216010_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Reken Monument 01 St Simon und Judas Südschiff" -- showing the interior of the church-cum-museum [cf. ChurchNoted and FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © W. Strickling, 2019
Image Source: digital photograph 8 September 2019 by W. Strickling
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-4.0
design element - patterns - gadrooned or ribbed
Scene Description: part of the 18thC alterations made to the medieval font
design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: a band of, part of the 18thC alterations made to the medieval font
view of font
![showing the font after it was removed from its temporary stint as altar [cf. FontNotes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/others/permission_not_available.jpg)
Scene Description: showing the font after it was removed from its temporary stint as altar [cf. FontNotes]
Image Source: image source not available
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
view of font
Scene Description: showing the font after it was removed from its temporary stint as altar [cf. FontNotes]
Image Source: image source not available
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
inscription
Scene Description: part of the 18thC alterations made to the medieval font
Image Source: image source not available
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
animal - mammal - lion - couchant-regardant - 4
Scene Description: set at 90-degree angles of the base
Image Source: image source not available
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26124FMI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), [altered font]
Church / Chapel Name: Ehemalige katholische Pfarrkirche St. Simon und Judas in Groß Reken / Alte Kirche Reken / Alte Kirche Ss. Simon und Judas Reken /Museum Alte Kirche Reken / Sakrales Museum Alte Kirche Reken
Font Location in Church: Inside [cf. FontNotes]
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Simon_und_Judas_(Reken)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Simon & St. Judas
Church Notes: Original ca. 1200 church. Since the completion of the new, modern St. Henry Church , it serves partly as a sacred museum, but is also still used for religious services.
Church Address: Hauptstraße 1, 48734 Reken, Germany
Site Location: Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L600, (SE) of the B31 and 67 crossroads, about 15 km SW of Coesfeld, 50 km W of Münster
Additional Comments: altered font [cf. FontNotes]
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reken
Font Notes:
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A baptismal font made of Baumberg sandstone, originally 12th-century but modified in 1732 is reported in the Museum Alte Kirche Reken site [https://www.st-heinrich-reken.de/kontakt-einrichtungen/sehenswuerdigkeiten/museum-alte-kirche-reken/] [accessed 16 February 2026]: "Taufstein, Baumberger Sandstein aus drei Teilen, Unterteil um 1200, Oberteil 1732". The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Simon_und_Judas_(Reken)] [accessed 16 February 2026] reports a Romanesque baptismal font the upper part of which basin was modified in 1732: "Romanischer Taufstein, dessen oberer Abschnitt im Jahr 1732 barock umgeformt".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 January 2026) informs: "The baptismal font is said to be 13th century. The base is still original. The basin has been modified in 1732. After the church became a museum in 1969, an oval glass plate was put on top of the font, and the font was displayed as an altar. In August 2022, the museum church was officially re-opened for church services. A new wooden altar was installed, and the font moved back to the baptismal chapel. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECGkAXKI8ec for the consecration of the new altar.
Taufstein (13. und 18 Jh.) Taufstein, Baumberger Sandstein aus drei Teilen, Unterteil um 1200, Oberteil 1732. Romanischer Taufstein, dessen oberer Abschnitt im Jahr 1732 barock umgeformt. Der Taufbrunnen wurde vom hinteren Teil der Kirche nach vorne gestellt und mit einer Glasplatte versehen. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Simon_und_Judas_(Reken)"
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 January 2026) informs: "The baptismal font is said to be 13th century. The base is still original. The basin has been modified in 1732. After the church became a museum in 1969, an oval glass plate was put on top of the font, and the font was displayed as an altar. In August 2022, the museum church was officially re-opened for church services. A new wooden altar was installed, and the font moved back to the baptismal chapel. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECGkAXKI8ec for the consecration of the new altar.
Taufstein (13. und 18 Jh.) Taufstein, Baumberger Sandstein aus drei Teilen, Unterteil um 1200, Oberteil 1732. Romanischer Taufstein, dessen oberer Abschnitt im Jahr 1732 barock umgeformt. Der Taufbrunnen wurde vom hinteren Teil der Kirche nach vorne gestellt und mit einer Glasplatte versehen. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Simon_und_Judas_(Reken)"
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 365404 5744111
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.831582, 7.046635
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 49′ 53.69″ N, 7° 2′ 47.89″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, sandstone (Baumberg sandstone)
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: metal insert present
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the altered basin side
Inscription Text: [transcription not available]
Inscription Notes: part of the 18thC alterations to the medieval font
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]