Stift Fischbeck / Stift Fischbeck in Hessisch Oldendorf / Visbeck

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view of church exterior - north view

"Stift Fischbeck in Fischbeck (Hessisch Oldendorf), Niedersachsen, Deutschland"
Scene Description: "Stift Fischbeck in Fischbeck (Hessisch Oldendorf), Niedersachsen, Deutschland"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Losch, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph 6 July 2016 by Losch
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view of church exterior - detail

"Hessisch Oldendorf - Stift Fischbeck Kirche Innenhof"
Scene Description: "Hessisch Oldendorf - Stift Fischbeck Kirche Innenhof"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Franzfoto, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph May 2008 by Franzfoto
Copyright Instructions: GFDL

view of church interior - looking east

"Das Triumphkreuz in der Stiftskirche Fischbeck"
Scene Description: "Das Triumphkreuz in der Stiftskirche Fischbeck"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rold Cosar, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph 28 April 2016 by Rolf Cosar
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view of font and cover

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jürgen Giszas, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph by Jürgen Giszas [full source info not available]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

angel - cherub - 4

set at 90-degree angles on the basin
Scene Description: set at 90-degree angles on the basin
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jürgen Giszas, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph by Jürgen Giszas [full source info not available]
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

INFORMATION

Font ID: 26189HJY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1615
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (early)
Church / Chapel Name: Stiftskirche zu Fischbeck
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the chancel
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stift_Fischbeck / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischbeck_Abbey
Church Notes: abbey founded 955; now Kanonissenstift; present church chiefly 12th-13thC
Church Address: Im Stift 6A, 31840 Hessisch Oldendorf, Germany -- Tel.: +49 5152 8603
Site Location: Hameln-Pyrmont, Niedersachsen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the K88, (E) the B83, on the E bank of the Weser river, about equidistant between Hessisch Oldendorf (NW) and Hamelin (SW)
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of 1615 noted in the Kirchengemeindelexikon [https://kirchengemeindelexikon.de/einzelgemeinde/fischbeck/] [accessed5 March 2026]: "Ornamentierter, runder Taufstein (1615)", with reference to "Mathies, Ulrike: Die protestantischen Taufbecken Niedersachsens von der Reformation bis zur Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts, Regensburg 1998."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 13 February 2026) informs: "Fischbeck, 1615. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stift_Fischbeck
Das Taufbecken im Chor stammt von 1615. Der Fuß ist mit vier aufsteigenden Voluten verziert. Die vier geflügelten Engelsköpfe am oberen Beckenrand sollen die Taufe bezeugen. Den runden – mit Ornamenten und den Darstellungen von Engeln versehene – Taufstein können Besucherinnen und Besucher der Stiftskirche St. Johannis im Hochchor der romanischen Basilika in Augenschein nehmen. Angefertigt wurde der Taufstein im Jahr 1615."
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 520340 5776868
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.141944, 9.297222
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 8′ 31″ N, 9° 17′ 50″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers (Arabic)
Inscription Location: on the base moulding
Inscription Text: "1615"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Material: metal
Notes: low-dome shaped wih handle finial