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Rainald von Dassel

Rainald of Dassel

between c. 1114 and 1120 - Rome 1167
Archbishop of Cologne and Archchancellor of Italy, 1159-1167.
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Gerhard Bücker
2002

Description

Statue of Rainald von Dassel with bishop's staff and helmet.

On the sockle are four reliefs.

Hildesheim - Rainald von Dassel
Seal with inscription reinold dei gra. coloniensivm archi eps. (Reinald, by the grace of God archbishop op Cologne).
Rainald accompanying the ox cart with the Shrine of the Three Magi on the way from Milan to Cologne.

Walled town with gate.
Rainald as member of the legation sent to Pope Eugene III at Rome; inscription: zug nach mailand und köln 1164 (travelling to Milan and Cologne).

Inscription(s)

GRAF
RAINALD VON DASSEL
*1115 †1167
propst
am dom zu hildesheim
und am stift st. mauritius,
erbauer
der steinernen brücke
über die innerste
sowie des johannis-spitals
stifter grosser ländereien
diplomat, heerführer
erzbischof von köln
kanzler des reiches
unter kaiser friedrich i.
barbarossa

COUNT
RAINALD OF DASSEL
*1115 †1167
Provost
of Hildesheim Cathedral
and of St. Maurice monastery,
builder
of the stone bridge
over the Innerste
and St. John's Hospital
founder of large estates
diplomat, army commander
Archbishop of Cologne
Chancellor of the empire
under emperor Friedrich I.
Barbarossa

Signature

h bücker 2002

Sculptor

Heinrich Gerhard Bücker (Vellern 1922 - Vellern 2008), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kulturium, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum in Hildesheim seit 1970 (Mahnmale/Denkmale no. 27) (PDF online).
Wikipedia, Rainald-von-Dassel-Denkmal (Hildesheim).

Locatie (N 52°8'54" - E 9°56'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens533; Photograph: 29 August 2022
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Seal with inscription reinold dei gra. coloniensivm archi eps. (Reinald, by the grace of God archbishop op Cologne).	Rainald accompanying the ox cart with the Shrine of the Three Magi on the way from Milan to Cologne.
Walled town with gate.	Rainald as member of the legation sent to Pope Eugene III at Rome; inscription: zug nach mailand und köln 1164 (travelling to Milan and Cologne).