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Euskirchen
Kr. Euskirchen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kirchstraße
(St. Martin-Kirche)

Majestas Domini und die Heiligen Martin und Donatus

Christ in Majesty and Saints Martin and Donatus

1881

Euskirchen / Majestas Domini und die Heiligen Martin und Donatus

Description

Church portal with in the tympanon a circular relief of Christ in Majesty and flanked by statues of St. Martin and St. Donat.

Euskirchen - Majestas Domini und die Heiligen Martin und Donatus
St. Martin
(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). Euskirchen - Majestas Domini und die Heiligen Martin und Donatus
Majestas Domini / Christ in Majesty
St. Donat
of Münstereifel (c. 140 - before 180), 2nd century Roman soldier and martyr (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

St. Martin, Euskirchen, Kirche St. Martin.

Locatie (N 50°39'43" - E 6°47'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw615; Photograph: 10 April 2017
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