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Westerholt
(Stadt Herten) Kr. Recklinghausen Nordrhein-Westfalen Schloßstraße 21
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Bronzetüren der Sankt-Martinus-KircheBronze Doors of the St. Martin's Church |
Josef Krautwald
1980-81 |
The St. Martin's Church has three portals with bronze doors, all by Josef Krautwald and made in 1980 and 1981.
The theme of this portal is "sharing" and is shown several times on the both doors and is additionally clarified by the large letters of the word: "TEILEN" (to share).
Above the both doors are two hands breaking bread, with the text: "und sie erkannten ihn am Brotbrechen" (And they recognized him by the breaking of bread).
The left door has a large relief of St. Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar, and below this one with two ball playing children and the word "teilhaben" (to participate). The right door shows two men talking with each other ("mitteilen", to communicate), a woman given bread to some children ("austeilen", to hand out), and a sister helping a sick person ("anteil nehmen", to take part).
Scenes from the New Testament: the feeding of the multitude, Jesus as teacher, the blessing of the children and the expulsion from the temple.
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Dedicated to "the people of God on their way to the light". The pilgrims also include Pope John Paul II (right door, below the handle), who was in 1981 still at the beginning of his pontificate.
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