Description
On the side walls of the portal:
left
- Sankt Richard von Wessex / Saint Richard the Pilgrim, brother-in-law of Saint Boniface (Archbishop of Mainz) and father of Saint Willibald (Bishop of Eichstätt), Saint Winnebald or Winibald (Abbot of Heidenheim) and Saint Walburga (Abbess of Heidenheim (Wikipedia), with crown and sceptre.
- St. Willibald - Saint Willibald of Eichstätt (prob. Wessex c. 700 - Eichstätt 787 or 788),
bishop of Eichstätt; brother of Saint Winibald and Saint Walburga, and through his mother related to Saint Boniface, who ordained him to the priesthood and episcopacy
(Wikipedia).
right:
- St. Walburga / Saint Walpurga (England c. 710- Heidenheim 779) English missionary to the Frankish Empire;
abbess of the monastery in Heidenheim Germany; sister of Sts. Willibald and Winebald
(Wikipedia).
- Sankt Wunibald / Saint Winibald (Wessex 701 - Heidenheim 761), founder and first abbot of Heidenheim (Wikipedia), shown with book and staff.
The lowest statues in the archivolts, adoration of the three Magi:
- Melchior, presenting gold.
- Madonna with Child.
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right:
- Caspar, presenting frankincense.
- Balthasar, presengin myrh.
In the archivolts are twelve statues of sitting prophets from the Old Testament.
Relief in the tympanumum three representations of the Mother of God:
- Bottom: Mary on her deathbed, the twelve apostles pray for her.
- Center: Jesus carires Mary's soul in his arms. This rare representation suggests the patronage of the church, the Assumption of Mary into heaven.
- Top: Mary sits next to Christ in heaven. Left and right kneel the the two bishops who built the cathedral: Raban Truchseß von Wilburgstetten (right) and Friedrich IV. Graf von Oettingen (left).
The tympanum is dated: "Anno domini m.ccc.lxxxxvi"
Sources & Information
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Locatie (N 48°53'31" - E 11°10'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: deby365; Photograph: 9 October 2014
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