Enger
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view of church exterior - portal - tympanum
Scene Description: "Tympanon der Stiftskirche St. Dionysius. zu Enger, Kreis Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen / Tympanum in town of Enger, District of Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Chris06, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph November 2007 by Chris06
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: "Stiftskirche Enger"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Chris06, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph December 2013 by Chris06
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0
view of font and cover
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Jürgen Giszas, 2023
Image Source: digital photograph 3 January 2023 by Jürgen Giszas [full source infor not available
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inscription
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Scene Description: the date 1677 [cf. FontNotes]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26190FZB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1677
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (late), Baroque
Church / Chapel Name: Stiftskirche St. Dionysius zu Enger / Reformation Pfarrkirche der evangelisch-lutherischen Gemeinde von Enger
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stift_Enger
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Dyonisius
Other Dedications: St. Mary the Virgin and St, Lawrence
Church Notes: abbey founded 947, originally dedicated to St. Mary and St. Lawrence, later to St. Dyonisius; became parish church in the Reformation (Reformation Pfarrkirche der evangelisch-lutherischen Gemeinde von Enger)
Site Location: Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L712, 9-10 km NW of Herford
Font Notes:
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The entry for this abbey in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stift_Enger] [accessed 5 March 2026] report s baptismal font dated 1677 in it: "Ein Taufstein stammt von 1677".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 13 February 2026) informs: "Enger, 1677 -- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stift_Enger -- Der in der Kirche befindliche Taufstein stammt aus dem Jahr 1677 – die Jahreszahl ist als Inschrift auf dem Schaft vermerkt. Nicht aus Stein, sondern aus Holz gefertigt: der kronenartige – und mit Engel-Antlitzen versehene – Deckel der Taufe! Im Kern birgt die Kompostion die Darstellung eines Brunnenhauses. Jürgen Giszas 3. Januar 2023"
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 13 February 2026) informs: "Enger, 1677 -- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stift_Enger -- Der in der Kirche befindliche Taufstein stammt aus dem Jahr 1677 – die Jahreszahl ist als Inschrift auf dem Schaft vermerkt. Nicht aus Stein, sondern aus Holz gefertigt: der kronenartige – und mit Engel-Antlitzen versehene – Deckel der Taufe! Im Kern birgt die Kompostion die Darstellung eines Brunnenhauses. Jürgen Giszas 3. Januar 2023"
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 469801 5776655
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.139586, 8.558736
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 8′ 22.51″ N, 8° 33′ 31.45″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers (Arabic)
Inscription Location: on the stem of the base
Inscription Text: "1677"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Material: wood
Notes: open-work temple-like wooden cover with standing angels as outer supports