Lipp / Lipp nr. Bedburg

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"St. Ursula (Bedburg-Lipp)"
Scene Description: "St. Ursula (Bedburg-Lipp)"
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Kirchblick, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph in Kirchblick https://www.kirchblick.de/Kirchen/StUrsulaLipp/index.htm
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 26266QFU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (?), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Römisch-katholische Pfarrkirche St. Ursula
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ursula_(Lipp)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Ursula
Church Address: Sankt-Ursula-Weg, Lipp, 50181 Bedburg, Germany
Site Location: Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L279, E of the B61, just S of Bedburg, 35-40 km SW of Dusseldorf
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipp_(Bedburg)
Font Notes:
Baptismal font noted in Clemen (1899). The entry for this church in Kirchblick [https://www.kirchblick.de/Kirchen/StUrsulaLipp/index.html] [accessed 2 April 2026] reports a 16th-century baptismal font made of andesite, an octagonal basin on an octagonal shaft; it is 90 cm tall and has a diameter of 80 cm; brass font cover: "Der dort befindliche, aus dem 16. Jahrhundert stammende Taufstein aus Andesit, besteht aus einem achtseitigem Becken auf einem achtkantigen Schaft, ist 90 cm hoch, hat einen Durchmesser von 80 cm und ist von einem Messingdeckel verschlossen." The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ursula_(Lipp)] [accessed 2 April 2026] reports an octagonal font of the 16th century in it: "Der achtseitige Taufstein stammt ebenfalls vom Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts".
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 27 March 2026) informs: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ursula_(Lipp)
https://www.kirchblick.de/Kirchen/StUrsulaLipp/index.html
Paul Clemen, Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz, III, Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kreises Bergheim, 1899, page 501
Achtseitiger Taufstein, Anfang des 16. Jh., 90 cm hoch, ganz schlicht."

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 328954 5652024
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.994345, 6° 33′ 45.14″ E
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 59′ 39.64″ N, 6° 33′ 45.14″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, andesite
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Diameter (includes rim): 80 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Material: brass
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]