Sonderborg No. 3 / Sønderborg / Sonderburg

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view of church exterior - southeast view

Scene Description: "Sct. Marie Kirche in Sønderborg"
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view of font

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view of font

Scene Description: "Sønderborg S. Marie. Døbefont af Melchior Lucas, Husum, skænket 1600"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Image copyright © Danmarks Kirker, Nationalmuseet i København, 2026
Image Source: digital image of a B&W photograph [N.E.1957] in Danmarks Kirker [https://nmdanmarkskirkerprod.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sjyll_2057-2126.pdf] [accessed 3 April 2026]
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inscription - detail

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design element - architectural - arcade - round arches - columns - columns with capitals and bases

Scene Description: all around the basin sides
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - 12 - standing - holding identifying symbol - 12

Scene Description: each in an arch of the arcade
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Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. James the Less - holding fuller's club

Scene Description: "Sønderborg S. Marie. Døbefont. Relief på kummen"
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Image Source: digital image of a B&W photograph [N.E.1957] in Danmarks Kirker [https://nmdanmarkskirkerprod.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sjyll_2057-2126.pdf] [accessed 3 April 2026]
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view of font in context

Scene Description: the font by the pulpit
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view of church interior - looking west

Scene Description: showing the font on the right, by the pulpit
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inscription

Scene Description: a band of, around the bottom
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human figure - 4

Scene Description: probably the Four Evangelists but no symbols present
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symbol - shield - coat of arms - Matzen Family

Scene Description: they include the initials HM and BM [cf. FontNotes]
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Apostle or saint - Evangelists - St. Luke?

Scene Description: one of four figures [cf. FontNotes]
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New Testament - Public life of Christ - baptism of Christ

Scene Description: in a medallion located between the two shields bearing coats or arms

INFORMATION

Font ID: 26271LAF
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1600
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (early), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Melchior Lucas from Husum / heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Sankt Mariw Kirke
Font Location in Church: Inside, towards the E end of the nave, near the pulpit
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Notes: present church built in 1595 after the demolition of the earlier church here
Church Address: Kirke Allé 4, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark -- Tel.: +45 74 42 33 21
Site Location: Sydjylland, Syddanmark, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located on the isdland of Als, NE of Flensburg
Ecclesiastic Region: Haderslev Stift
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of bronze listed and illustrated in Danmarks Kirker [https://nmdanmarkskirkerprod.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sjyll_2057-2126.pdf] [accessed 3 April 2026]: "Døbefont [...] af bronze, støbt år 1600 af Melchior Lucas i Husum, grydeformet, med kun let buet bund, lodrette, foroven udsvejede sider med skrift bånd (versaler), skjolde og arkader (apostlene), alt i relief; kummen hviler på fire hule evangelistfigurer (fig. 20). Tvm. 76, højde 89 cm. I kummens to øverste linier læses: »Wol dar gelovet vnd gedoft« etc. »Marci am 16 anno MDC — Godt macket vns salich dorch dat badt« etc. Herunder den seksliniede giver indskrift, afbrudt af to våbenskjolde samt et cirkelrelief (Jesu dåb): »Disse dope heft de erbar vnd vorneme Hans Matzen radtman63 tho Svnderborch vnd sine leve hvsfrvwe Botelt Matzen vor sick vnd ehre kinder Karsten Matzen vnde Katharin Karstens so beide in dem negen vnd negentichsten iare in Godt salich endtslapen vnd ock vor ehre andere dochterken Marin so in dem 10 iare vorscheden tho Gades ehren vnd ehre ewige gedechtenisse in disser nien kercken vth gvdem christlickem gemote vorehret 1600« (sml. gravsten nr. 2 p. 2117). På våbenskjoldene ægtefællernes initialer: H M og B M. Under de 14 arkader er der relieffer af en korsfæstelsesgruppe (med INRI), Salvator (med IHS) samt de 12 apostle med overskrevne navne: »S. Petervs«, »S. Andreas«, »S. Iacobvs de grot«, »S. Iohannes evang. «(skægløs), »S. Philippvs« (skaldepande med latinsk kors), »S. Bartholomevs«, »S. Thomas« (med spyd), »S. Matthævs« (med sværd),
»S. Iacobvs de klen« (valketræ, fig. 19), »S. Simon«, »S. Ivdas Thadævs« (kølle) og »S. Matthias« (hellebard). Linien forneden på kummen indeholder støberind skriften : »Vth dem fvr bin ick geflaten, M. Melchior Lvcas tho Hvsvm goth mi« De fire støttende evangelistfigurer er støbt ned i en cirkulær stenplade. To kva dratiske gennembrydninger på siden af kummen (den ene i Johannes’ arkade) antyder en forsvundet lågholder. 1784 hedder det, at fonten skal have et nyt »Deckel« i stedet for det gamle tunge; næste år bragtes det til materialhuset og er nu forsvundet (tilligemed dets efterfølger). Nordvestligt i koret." The entry for this church in the LEX Danmarks Nationalleksikon [https://lex.dk/Sankt_Marie_Kirke] [accessed 3 aPRIL 2026] reports a baptismal font made of bronze in 1600; the basin side are decorated with scrolls with inscriptions about the founder and donors, and with an arcade containing the Apostles; the base consists of the figures of the Four Evangelists: "Døbefonten er støbt i bronze og fra år 1600. Siderne er prydet af skriftbånd med indskrifter over støberen og giverne og reliefarkader med apostlene. Døbefontens fire ben er udformet som figurer af evangelisterne, som bærer kummen."

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 550450 6085184
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.911111, 9.786944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 54′ 40″ N, 9° 47′ 13″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, bronze
Font Shape: bucket-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 76 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 89 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * DK [cf. FontNotes]

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: Latin and Danish
Inscription Location: on the sides of the basin
Inscription Text: 1) »Wol dar gelovet vnd gedoft [...] Marci am 16 anno MDC — Godt macket vns salich dorch dat badt [...]" 2) "Disse dope heft de erbar vnd vorneme Hans Matzen radtman tho Svnderborch vnd sine leve hvsfrvwe Botelt Matzen vor sick vnd ehre kinder Karsten Matzen vnde Katharin Karstens so beide in dem negen vnd negentichsten iare in Godt salich endtslapen vnd ock vor ehre andere dochterken Marin so in dem 10 iare vorscheden tho Gades ehren vnd ehre ewige gedechtenisse in disser nien kercken vth gvdem christlickem gemote vorehret 1600" 3) "INRI", "IHS", and the names of the Apostles in the arcade 4) "Vth dem fvr bin ick geflaten, M. Melchior Lvcas tho Hvsvm goth mi"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: DK [cf. FontNotes]

REFERENCES

  • Danmarks Kirker, Nationalmuseet i København. URL: http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk.