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baptismal font

large basins or other vessels set in or on the ground or fixed on a pedestal and intended for use in the baptismal rite
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baptismal font

Summary

baptismal font ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (623 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • baptismal font is a type of liturgical furniture[2].
  • baptismal font is a type of kašna[3].
  • baptismal font is a type of font[4].
  • baptismal font is used for baptism[5].
  • baptismal font's Commons category is recorded as Baptismal fonts[6].
  • baptismal font's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baptismal fonts[7].
  • baptismal font's Commons gallery is recorded as Baptismal fonts[8].
  • baptismal font's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[9].
  • baptismal font's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • baptismal font's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • baptismal font's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • baptismal font's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[13].
  • baptismal font's described by source is recorded as Francis Bond: Fonts and font covers, London 1908[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include liturgical furniture[2], kašna[3], and font[4].

Use and Application

baptismal font is used for baptism[5].

Why It Matters

baptismal font ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (623 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → baptism
    Topic's main category → Category:Baptismal fonts
    Described by source → Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29010, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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