Christus Salvator, Sankt Bonifatius und Sankt Benedikt
Christ Saviour, Saint Boniface and Saint Benedict
1668/1890
Description
Above the entrance in a niche is the statue of Christ with an orb. On the side columns stand the statues of
St. Bonifatius / St. Boniface as bishop with staff and a Bible pierced by a dagger.
(Wessex c. 672 - Dokkum 754), the Apostle of the Germans, missionary in the Frankish Empire; patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred in Frisia in 754.
St. Benedikt / St. Benedict of Nursia as monk with staff and a Biblie topped by a cup and serpent and at his foot a raven.
Annotation
Bonifiatius and Benedict are copies from 1890, the originals were placed at a fountain on the Borgiasplatz, but are now replaced by copies (see here).
