Lindau No. 1 / Linda / Lindau im Bodensee / Linde
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view of church exterior
Scene Description: "Das Münster Unserer Lieben Frau in Lindau."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © High Contrast, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph July 2010 by High Contrast
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view of church interior - holy-water reservoir
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 2025 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph 2025 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of font and cover
![the 18thC font [cf. FontNotes]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/others/permission_not_available.jpg)
Scene Description: the 18thC font [cf. FontNotes]
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26218ICM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 9th - 13th century (?)
Church / Chapel Name: Münster Unserer Lieben Frau (Lindau) / Römisch-katholische Stadtpfarrkirche
Font Location in Church: disappeared?
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: monastery found ca. 800; Benedictine canoness' chapel 810-817 dedicated to St Peter; church destroyed by fire 948; re-built 949; modified 1080; became Franciscan collegiate 1307; became prince abbey 1466; destroyed by fire 1728; re-built, consecrated 1752; became minster 2002
Site Location: Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 12, S of Hwy E54, on the SE shore of the Bodensee, about 25 km SE of Friedrichshafen
Additional Comments: disappeared font(s) (the one(s) from the previous churches here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindau_(Bodensee)
Font Notes:
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The present baptismal font dates is noted and illustrated in Orgel Verzeichnis [https://orgel-verzeichnis.de/lindau-bodensee-muenster-unserer-lieben-frau-truhenorgel/] [accessed 15 March 2026]: it was made by Franz Karl Fischer in 1756 [NB: we have no information on the font(s) of the previous churches here].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for bringing this site to our attention
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 551763 5266182
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.547, 9.68792
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 32′ 49.2″ N, 9° 41′ 16.51″ E