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Sankt 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)

Christian Handschuher
17th century(?)

Description

Polychrome statue in a niche

Sculptor

Christian Handschuher (Unterbergen 1651 - Eichstätt 1731), German sculptor, father of Vitus Handschuher (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Baudenkmäler in Eichstätt.

Locatie (N 48°53'37" - E 11°11'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby372; Photograph: 10 October 2014
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