Kesseling
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Scene Description: "St. Petrus und Maternus (Kesseling)"
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Guenther, 2006
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view of church interior - looking west
Scene Description: "St. Petrus und Maternus (Kesseling)"
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design element - architectural - column - 6 - columns - with capitals and bases
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information
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wilhelm Zimmermann, 1954
Image Source: digital image of text content in Zimmermann (1954)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26128UTQ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century (?), Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Rheinischer Gruppe (Zimmerman)
Church / Chapel Name: Römisch-katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt St. Petrus und Maternus
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petrus_und_Maternus_(Kesseling)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Maternus
Church Notes: church dedicated to St. Peter first mentioned 772; replaced early-13thC; modified 1791
Church Address: Bachstraße 9, 53506 Kesseling, Germany
Site Location: Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off he L90, E of the B257, 8 km SW of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, about 35 km S of Bonn
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesseling
Font Notes:
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Listed in Zimmermann (1954) as a 13th c. basalt font of the “Rheinische Gruppe”.
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 January 2026) informs: "13th c. basalt font of the “Rheinische Gruppe”, as defined by Zimmermann. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petrus_und_Maternus_(Kesseling)" and gives the text of the entry in Zimmermann [cf. ImagesArea]
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 January 2026) informs: "13th c. basalt font of the “Rheinische Gruppe”, as defined by Zimmermann. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petrus_und_Maternus_(Kesseling)" and gives the text of the entry in Zimmermann [cf. ImagesArea]
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: 32U 359758 5594035
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.4815, 7.02326
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 28′ 53.4″ N, 7° 1′ 23.74″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, basalt
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 90 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 75 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Zimmermann (1954)
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal
Notes: moulded dome with orb-and-cross finial
REFERENCES
- Zimmermann, Wilhelm, "Romanische Taufsteine am Niederrhein", 1954, 1954, 155-156, pp. 475-500; Nr. 60