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Marktbrunnen mit Sankt Georg

Market Fountain with Saint George

(ca. 275/281 - 303)
Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon. Patron saint of England
(Wikipedia)

Rudolf Breidenbach
1951

Description

Statue of St. George slaying the dragon on a column in the center of a octagonal fountain basin.

Inscription(s)

herzogin
SOPHIE VON BRABANT
tochter der hl. elisabeth
gründete 1248 an dieser stätte
das land hessen

Sculptor

Rudolf Breidenbach, German sculptor

Locatie (N 50°48'33" - E 8°46'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs266; Photograph: 8 October 2018
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