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Paderborn
Lkr. Paderborn
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Am Abdinghof 1
(Förstenhof)

Sankt Benedikt

Saint Benedict

(c.480-543)
Patron saint of Europe and students; founded communities for monks. Benedict's main achievement is his "Rule of Saint Benedict", containing precepts for his monks
(Wikipedia) 		Josef Rikus
1989

Paderborn / Sankt Benedikt   Paderborn / Sankt Benedikt

Description

Modern stone statue of St. Benedict on a console.

Inscription(s)

st. benedikt
ora pro nobis
hoc fecit j. rikus a.d. 1989

Sculptor

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Location (N 51°43'7" - E 8°45'16")

Item Code: denw402; Photograph: 12 September 2015
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