Bodilskirke / Bodilsker / Bodilsker nr. Nexø / Sankt Bodil Kirke
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26259GFR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), Late Romanesque / Early Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Gotland font
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: S. Bodils Kirke / Sankt Bodil Kirke
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bodil's_Church
Other Dedications: St. Botulf
Church Address: Rønnevej 44A, Bodilsker, 3730 Neksø, Denmark
Site Location: Bornholm, Region Østdanmark, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 38, 4 km W of Nexø, in the E end of the isl;and of Bornholm
Ecclesiastic Region: Københavns Stift
Historical Region: Bornholms Søndre Herred, Bornholms Amt
Font Notes:
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Gotland font listed in Mackeprang (1941, 2003) in the categoty/group 'Gotlandske eksportfonte'. Two baptismal fonts, one a Romanesque Gotland font of limestone of the 'bægerbladstype', its base similar to those at Nykirke and Vestermarie, and a modern one made of granite, are listed and illustrated for this church in Danmarks Kirker [https://nmdanmarkskirkerprod.blob.core.windows.net/files/Bornholm_510-531.pdf] [accessed 27 March 2026]: "Døbefonte. 1) Romansk, et gotlandsk eksportarbejde af kalksten, tilhørende den såkaldte bægerbladstype. Fod og skaft svarer til de gotlandske fonte i Nykirke og Vestermarie, men er bedre proportioneret. Kummen er halvkugleformet og dekoreret med en krans af rundbuede tunger eller blade i lighed med et blomsterbæger. Under randen, som er forsynet med et kobberbånd, er hugget en flad hulkel. (Mackeprang: Døbefonte, s. 412). 2) Ny, af granit. Dåbsfade. 1) Af messing, glat, bortset fra en dobbeltstreg langs kanten. Tvm. 49 cm. Fadet er muligvis identisk med et 1684 omtalt messingbækken og en »messingsmulle«, som 1654 fandtes i fonten (inv.). I den gamle font. 2) Nyt, med tilhørende kande."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention
COORDINATES
UTM: 33U 504648 6101687
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.061944, 15.072778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 3′ 43″ N, 15° 4′ 22″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone (Gotland ) (basin)
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Danmarks Kirker, Nationalmuseet i København. URL: http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk.
- Mackeprang, Mouritz, Danmarks middelalderlige døbefonte, 1941, p. 412