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Heiligenstatuen an der Salesianerinnenkirche

Saint Statues at the Salesian Church

1717-30

Wien / Heiligenstatuen an der Salesianerinnenkirche

Description

On the gable of the church stand three statues.

Wien - Heiligenstatuen an der Salesianerinnenkirche
St. Augustinus / St. Augustine
(354 - 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria), philosopher and theologian; his writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity (Wikipedia).

Wien - Heiligenstatuen an der Salesianerinnenkirche
Maria Immaculata

Wien - Heiligenstatuen an der Salesianerinnenkirche
St. Hieronymus / St. Jerome
(c.?347 - 420), Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Salesianerinnenkirche (Wien).
Wien Geschichte Wiki, Salesianerinnenkirche.

Locatie (N 48°11'45" - E 16°22'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi196; Photograph: 17 September 2016
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