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Sankt Gumbertus

Saint Gumbert

8th century
Bischop of Würzburg 794 and 795
(Wikipedia)

Hanspeter Widrig
1998

Description

Bronze statue of the saint descending from a few steps, placed on a small hill.

Inscription(s)

On a circle-shaped plate nearby: along the edge of the plate:

zieht die ganze waffenrüstung gottes an

In the middle a cross with the text:

schwert des geistes ist gottes wort epheser 6.10

To the left and right of the cross:

edelfreier
franke
grundherr
kriegsmann

st. gumbertus
knecht gottes
bote des
glaubens
748 gründer
des klosters
in ansbach

Signed: HP. Widrig 98 / 90547 Stein
bildhauer / hanspeter widrig / wiesenstrasse 3 / 90547 stein

Sculptor

Hanspeter Widrig (Küssnacht, Switzerland 1945), German sculptor in Stein near Nürnberg (Website).

Locatie (N 49°18'22" - E 10°33'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby274; Photograph: 29 September 2011
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