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Statuen an der Basilika Sankt Salvator

Statues at the Saint Salvator Basilica

19th century

Prüm / Statuen an der Basilika Sankt Salvator

Description

Baroque façade of the church with six statues:

In the center is a niche with a statue of St. Mary, standing on a sphere and crushing the serpernt. She is surrounded by cherubs.
On the top
(center) Christ, with an orb in his hand and making a blessing gesture.
(left) St. Benedikt - (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).
(right) St. Scholastika - St. Scholastica (c. 480 - 547), twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia (Wikipedia).
Lower level:
(left) Pippin der Jüngere / King Pippin the Short, (714 - Saint-Denis 768), First King of the Franks (752-68) of the Carolingian dynasty, father of Charlemagne (Wikipedia). He is the founder of the abbey in Prüm in 721.
(right) Karl der Grosse / Charlemagne (unknown place 742 - Aachen 814), King of the Franks (since 768) and Emperor (since 800) (Wikipedia).

Prüm - Fassadenstatuen an der Basilika St. Salvator

St. Benedikt / St. Benedict

Christ

St. Scholastika / St. Scholastica

King Pippin / Pippin der Jüngere

St. Mary

Charlemagne / Karl der Grosse

Annotation

The statues of Pippin and Charlemage date from the 19th century. From ca. 1960 to 1997 they were replaced by modern statues of the late 1957 and 1959 repectively. In 1997 the restored, original 19th century statues returned, and the new statues were placed behind the convent on the Gerberweg (Pippin and Charlemagne).

Sources & Information

Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Gemeinde Prüm.

Location (N 50°12'23" - E 6°25'30")

Item Code: derp149; Photograph: 21 April 2012
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