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Gallusplatz

Gallusbrunnen

St. Gall Fountain

(Ireland c. 550 - Arbon c. 646)
Irish disciple; one of the traditional twelve companions of Saint Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent; portrayed as an abbot blessing a bear that brings him a log of wood
(Wikipedia)

Rudolf Seitter
1936

Description

Stone statue of St. Gall on a column in the center of an octagonal fountain basin, dated MCMXXXVI.

Signature

r. seitter

Sculptor

Rudolf Seitter, Swiss sculptor.

Sources & Information

Stadt Sankt Gallen, Historische Altstadt.

Locatie (N 47°25'21" - E 9°22'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg017; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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