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Scherlebeck
(Stadt Herten)
Kr. Recklinghausen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

An der Kirche 17
(Sankt-Ludgerus-Kirche)

Sankt Ludgerus

Saint Ludger

Zuilen near Utrecht c. 742 - Billerbeck 809
missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey
and first Bishop of Münster

Hermann Kirchhoff
1984

Description

Statue of Saint Ludger as a bishop with staff and bible, and with a goose at his feet.

Scherlebeck - Sankt Ludgerus

Inscription(s)

*742 +809 ST. LUDGERUS 1984

Signature

J.B. (meaning of these initials unknown).

Sculptor

Hermann Kirchhoff (1934-2013), German sculptor from Gelsenkirchen.

Sources & Information

Stadt Herten, Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum, Sept. 2012 (PDF online).
Wikipedia, Liste von Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum in Herten.

Locatie (N 51°37'18" - E 7°8'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1033; Photograph: 1 August 2022
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