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Emmerich am Rhein
(Stadt Emmerich am Rhein)
Lkr. Kleve
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Aldegundiskirchplatz
(St. Aldegundis-Kirche)

St. Aldegundis und St. Michael (?)

St. Aldegonde de Maubeuge / St. Aldegonde
(Cousoire c. 630 - Maubeuge c. 684)
Benedictine abbess. Sister of St. Waltrude. Converted to Christianity by St. Amand (Wikipedia)

Hannes Heesen
date?

Emmerich am Rhein / St. Aldegundis und St. Michael (?)

Description

Small metal statue of Saint Aldegundis in a niche in the trumeau of the main portal of the church.
At the door of the northwestern entrance is a metal statue of an angel with a sword (Saint Michael?)

Emmerich am Rhein - St. Aldegundis und St. Michael (?)

Sculptor

Hannes Heesen

Sources & Information

Aldegundis Kirche, Die heilige Aldegundis.

Locatie (N 51°49'48" - E 6°14'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw811; Photograph: 28 July 2022
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