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Sankt GertraudeSaint Gertrude of Nivelles |
Rudolf Siemering
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer 1896 |
Sculpture group of a standing Saint Gertrude with a young wandering boy with a goose, to whom she gives a jug to drink. The statue refers to a legend from the Middle Ages. The pious nun appears as a kind of bourgeois ideal figure, an antique Caritas in 'old German' garb. Goose, mice, rats and distaffs are her attributes.
The plinth is lined with rats and mice, and petting the animals is said to promise a bounty of money. How widespread this belief is is shown by the polished heads.
The sculpture was to be melted down during the Second World War, but it was hidden by the bronze caster Hans Füssel and saved from destruction.
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hei wie das nass durch die kehle rinnt und der bursch mit eins wieder muth gewinnt nun dankt er laut dir heilige gertraut, |
The one who runs a drink down his throat and instantly the boy regains courage, now he thanks you, holy Gertrude, |
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Die Schutzpatronin der Reisenden und Pilger - die Heilige Gertrude, von Rudolf Siemering - wurde restauriert und wird mit Abschluss der geplanten Brückeninstandsetzung an ihrem früheren Standort auf der Brüstung der Gertraudenbrücke wieder aufgestellt. |
The patron saint of travelers and pilgrims - the holy Gertrude, by Rudolf Siemering - was restored and will be reinstalled at its previous location on the parapet of the Gertrude's Bridge once the planned bridge repairs have been completed. |
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