Døbefont med himmel - Vor Frue Kirke - Nyborg, Danmark - Wooden Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

Renæssance-døbefonten med himmel blev foræret til Vor Frue Kirke i 1585 af borgmester Peder Jensen Skriver og hustru Johanne. Både døbefont og himmel er af træ . Den er placeret i kirkens syd-vestlige hjørne

Både døbefonten og den løgkuplede himmel er ottekantede med bosserede arkader. I de malede felter ses bladværk og mellem felterne hermer. Hermer er en form for buster, tit en blanding af mand og kvinde.

Sandsynligvis har himlen været til at hejse op når børnene blev døbt og ned igen, når den ikke var i brug. Den har været en slags "døbefontsskjuler", som har været uden på den middelalderlige granitdøbefont.

Døbefonten bruges ikke længere og er det eneste bevarede af sin slags i Danmark.


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The Renaissance font and canopy was donated to Our Lady Church in 1585 by Mayor Peder Jensen Skriver and his wife Johanne. Both the baptismal font and canopy are made of wood. It is located in the south-west corner of the church

Both the baptismal font and the onion shaped canopy are octagonal with carved arcades. In the painted fields you can see foliage and between the fields herms. Hermer is a form of bust, often a mixture of male and female.

The canopy was probably raised when the children were baptized and lowered again when it was not in use. It has been a kind of "baptism font hide", which has been outside the medieval granite baptismal font.

The font is no longer used and is the only preserved one of its kind in Denmark.

Approximate age of artefact (Year): 438 Relevant website: [Web Link] Times available for viewing: 10-16 Entrance fee (if applicable), local currency: 0

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