Baptismal Font - Saint Mary's de Ballaugh (Old Church) - The Cronk, Isle of Man
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Red sandstone font at Saint Mary's de Ballaugh (Old Church), The Cronk.
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Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 09/13/2017
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This Baptismal Font is made of red sandstone and is set into the rear most of the windows on the south-side of the Church.
The inscription on the Font is in Manx Gaelic and reads:
'Ta un Chiarn, un Credjue, un Vashey, Un Jee as Ayr jeh ooilley'
This has been translated as:
'There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, One God and Father of all.'
The Font is decorated with a cross and was formerly painted blue and read.
The Font is of unknown antiquity as the origin of the Church itself.
The wooden lid is of much more modern origin.
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