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Lkr. Kleve Nordrhein-Westfalen Gelderner Straße / Bahnstraße
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Sankt Jakobus der ÄltereSaint James the Greateror James, son of Zebedee (d. 44)one of the Twelve Apostles. Patron saint of pilgrims, soldiers and cavalrymen. Depicted holding a pilgrim's staff decorated with a scallop shell. His remains are in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (Spain) (Wikipedia) |
Bert Gerresheim
2007? |
Statue of St. James the Greater as a pilger with several shells, sitting on a stool with reliefs at the sides. It stands on a stone pedestal with s. jacob e / apost...e, which is much older than the statue.
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The same statue is in Miltenberg, but there named 'Pilger im Aufbruch'.
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