Oirsbeek / Oeësjbik / Oorsbeek
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2026
Image Source: font record in Joost Limburg's Romanesque Baptismal Fonts in the Netherlands / Romaanse doopvonten in Nederland
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26227JTN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?)
Church / Chapel Name: Rooms-katholieke Sint-Lambertuskerk
Font Location in Church: disappeared?
Church Wikidata: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Lambertuskerk_(Oirsbeek)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Lambertus
Church Notes: church here documented 13th-14thC; much modified and re-built since; present church 1951 replaced two earlier churches
Church Address: Raadhuisstraat 10, 6438 GZ Oirsbeek, Netherlands
Site Location: Limburg, Netherlands, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N276, in the municipality of Beekdaelen, NE of Maastricht
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Roermond
Additional Comments: disappeared font? [cf. FontNotes]
Town/City Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oirsbeek
Font Notes:
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The entry for this font in Joost Limburg's Romanesque Baptismal Fonts in the Netherlands / Romaanse doopvonten in Nederland [https://joostlimburg.photos/dutchfonts/#eibergen] [accessed 16 March 2026] informs: "Oirsbeek (Limburg). Made: 13th century(?). Material: Stone from Namur. Current location: Unknown. Original church: Lambertuskerk, Oirsbeek. Built 13th century; rebuilt several times. References: Ligtenberg, 1915; Voorlopige lijst der Nederlandsche Monumenten, 1926; Schönlank, 1999. Notes: The font is said to have disappeared during or shortly after the restoration of the church in the 1950s."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 704217 5648353
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.950561, 5.9075
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 57′ 2.02″ N, 5° 54′ 27″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (Namur)