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Lippborg
(Gem. Lippetal)
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Nordrhein-Westfalen

Dolberger Weg / Dalmer Straße

Kardinal-von-Galen-Denkmal

Cardinal von Galen Monument

Dinklage, Vechta 1878 - Münster 1946
Bishop of Münster; during World War II, he led Catholic protest against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the church
(Wikipedia)

2006

Description

Metal plaque with Cardinal von Galen's portrait and motto 'Nec laudibus nec timore', forming a part of the monument of the Clemens August Bridge. This bridge was built in 1946 to replace the bridge destroyed in the last days of World War II. On this bridge in 1951 a memorial for Clemens August Cardinal von Galen, the Lion of Münster, was placed and the bridge was named 'Clemens August Brücke' (Clemens August Bridge). The monument was a relief of the Von Galen coat of arms and a lion. in 2005 the bridge was replaced by a modern bridge and the memorial replaced to the present location.

Lippborg - Kardinal-von-Galen-Denkmal

Inscription(s)

1878 1946
"Löwe von Münster"
Clemens August Kardinal von Galen

"Nicht Lob noch Furcht bringen mich von Gottes Wegen ab".
Mutig im Kampf gegen Unmenschlichkeit.
Gegen Zeitgeist und Anpassing an irdischen Machthaber.
Gefestigt im katholischen Glauben,
seinem Gewissen und christlichen Werten folgend,
ohne Angst um sein eigenes Leben.
Berühmt geworden durch seine Predigten
gegen die nationalsozialistische Weltanschauung.
Geschütxt durch den starken Rückhalt der Bevölkerung.
Selig gesprochen in Rom am 9. Oktober 2005.
Ein Vorbild auch in unserer Zeit.

Locatie (N 51°39'56" - E 8°2'7") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw376; Photograph: 12 September 2015
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