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Niedersachsen

Burgstraße 8
(Dominikanerkloster)

Sankt Dominikus und Sankt Thomas von Aquino

Saint Dominic and Saint Thomas Aquinas

St. Dominic, often called Dominic de Guzmán (1170 - 1221)
founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP)
(Wikipedia)
St. Thomas Aquinas, Aquino 1225 - Fossanova 1274
Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism
(Wikipedia)

18th century sculptor
1741

Gronau (Leine) / Sankt Dominikus und Sankt Thomas von Aquino

Description

Two stone statues at the gate of the former dominican monastery, standing on the stone poles with inscription "ANNO 1741".

Gronau (Leine) - Sankt Dominikus und Sankt Thomas von Aquino
S. Dominicus Fundator
S. Thomas de Aquino

Sculptor

Unknown 18th century sculptor

Sources & Information

Kulturium, Kulturatlas, Gronau (Leine).

Locatie (N 52°5'6" - E 9°46'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens485; Photograph: 28 August 2022
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