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Kevelaer
Lkr. Kleve
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kapellenplatz
(Sankt Marien Basilika, Südportal)

Portal der Nachfolge Christi

Portal of the Imitation of Christ

"Pfarrei Portal"
"Parish portal"

Bert Gerresheim
1990

Description

Bronze door with various persons. It is named after De imitatione Christi, the work by Thomas à Kempis

Kevelaer - Portal der Nachfolge Christi

Left door: Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471, Wikipedia), holding a book with his name thomas von kempen, in front of the entrance of the former convent of the Oratorians (now Priesterhaus) in Kevelaer. inscribed [christo pe]regrinanti in terris (to Christ as a pilgrim on earth).
Kevelaer - Portal der Nachfolge Christi
The right door shows Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 1910-1997, Wikipedia) praying in front of the porch of the Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Grace), with [consola]trix afflictor[um] (Comforter of the Afflicted).

To the left and right of the doors are respectively the book De Imitatione Christi and Utopia by Thomas More.

Kevelaer - Portal der Nachfolge Christi

Sculptor

Bert Gerresheim (1935), German sculptor in Düsseldorf (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

RP online, 30 November 2015, Basilika bekommt eine Heilige Pforte.
Entschleunigte Zeit, Kevelaer und Bert Gerresheim.

Locatie (N 51°35'3" - E 6°14'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw765; Photograph: 15 June 2019
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Left door: Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471, Wikipedia), holding a book with his name thomas von kempen, in front of the entrance of the former convent of the Oratorians (now Priesterhaus) in Kevelaer. inscribed [christo pe]regrinanti in terris (to Christ as a pilgrim on earth).	The right door shows Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, 1910-1997, Wikipedia) praying in front of the porch of the Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Grace), with [consola]trix afflictor[um] (Comforter of the Afflicted).