Beerse
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: "De oudste historische vermelding van Beerse dateert van 1187 en betreft deze kerk. De patroonheilige, Sint-Lambertus, was een bisschop die in de 7de-8ste eeuw Taxandrië of de huidige Kempen bekeerden. De kerktoren zoals we hem nu nog kennen, stond er al in de 15de eeuw, maar dan zonder
de hoge spits; die kwam er pas in 1888. De oude kerk stond ten oosten van de toren. Omdat de bevolking erg toegenomen was, besliste men in 1906 om een nieuwe en grotere kerk te bouwen. Tijdens de bouwwerken in 1908 stonden de twee kerken er tegelijkertijd met de toren in het midden. Na de inwijding van de nieuwe kerk op 17 februari 1909 werd de oude kerk afgebroken."
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Image Source: digital photograph 7 May 2016 by John Scholte
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26135YKL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Hainaut type font
Church / Chapel Name: Sint-Lambertuskerk, Beerse
Font Location in Church: Inside; now in the chancel
Church Wikidata: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Lambertuskerk_(Beerse)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lambertus of Maastricht
Church Notes: church documented here 1187; modified 15th, 16th; re-built 18thC; demolished and re-built early-20thC
Church Address: Kerkplein 1, 2340 Beerse, Belgium
Site Location: Antwerp, Vlaanderen / Flandres, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N132, 4-5 km W of Turnhout
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerse
Font Notes:
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A baptismal font made of limestone is reported in the chancel of the church in Onroerend Erfgoed [https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/11809] accessed 19 February 2026]: "arduinen doopvont met koperen deksel, nu in koor".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 18 January 2026) informs: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Lambertuskerk_(Beerse). The first mention of a church building in Beerse dates back to 1187, when the parish rights were transferred to St. Wivina Abbey in Groot-Bijgaarden. Excavations revealed the foundations of a stone Romanesque chapel with a rectangular plan. In 1426, the church came under the care of St. Michael's Abbey in Antwerp. A later Gothic church was renovated and enlarged several times, including in 1550 and again in 1856-1860. The current church tower already stood in the 15th century, but without the tall spire, that wasn't added until 1888. Severely damaged during the iconoclasm of 1566, it was quickly repaired. 1575: Looting. The church burned down in 1730. It was only rebuilt in 1763. A new church was built between 1907 and 1909, retaining the tower of the old church. Baptismal registers start in 1610. The baptismal font is not listed in KIK-IRPA.
Sixteenth-century, octagonal limestone baptismal font in the Hainaut style."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 18 January 2026) informs: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Lambertuskerk_(Beerse). The first mention of a church building in Beerse dates back to 1187, when the parish rights were transferred to St. Wivina Abbey in Groot-Bijgaarden. Excavations revealed the foundations of a stone Romanesque chapel with a rectangular plan. In 1426, the church came under the care of St. Michael's Abbey in Antwerp. A later Gothic church was renovated and enlarged several times, including in 1550 and again in 1856-1860. The current church tower already stood in the 15th century, but without the tall spire, that wasn't added until 1888. Severely damaged during the iconoclasm of 1566, it was quickly repaired. 1575: Looting. The church burned down in 1730. It was only rebuilt in 1763. A new church was built between 1907 and 1909, retaining the tower of the old church. Baptismal registers start in 1610. The baptismal font is not listed in KIK-IRPA.
Sixteenth-century, octagonal limestone baptismal font in the Hainaut style."
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: 31U 629346 5686959
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.319208, 4.856172
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 19′ 9.15″ N, 4° 51′ 22.22″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: limestone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
LID INFORMATION
Material: metal, brass?
Notes: dome-shaped with orb-and-cross finial