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Lkr. Paderborn
Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Sankt Martin

Saint Martin of Tours

Savaria, Pannonia (now Szombathely, Hungary), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul 397
3rd Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints
(Wikipedia)

Josef Rikus
date?

Description

Bronze statue of St. Martin giving half of his cloak to a beggar.

Sculptor

Josef Rikus (Paderborn 1923 - Paderborn 1989), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 51°46'56" - E 8°49'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw348; Photograph: 12 October 2014
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