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Sankt Bonifatius

Saint Boniface

born Winfrid
(Wessex c. 672 - Dokkum 754)
the Apostle of the Germans, missionary in the Frankish Empire; patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred in Frisia in 754.

Kaspar Hiernle
c. 1750

Description

Sandstone statue (copy) of St. Boniface with in his hand the bible with a dagger through it. The original statue is in the cathedral.

Inscription(s)

ST. BONIFATIUS
675-754
angelsächsischer benediktiner
missionserzbischof in thüringen,
oberhessen, friesland · organisator
der kirche bayerns und mittel-
deutschlands · 746-754 bischof
von mainz · 751 märtyrertod
in dokkum (friesland) · im dom
zu fulda begraben

Sculptor

Johann Kaspar Hiernle (Mainz 1710 - Mainz 1755), German sculptor.

Sources & Information

M. Blumers, Brunnen, Denkmäler und Plastiken in Mainz.

Locatie (N 49°59'57" - E 8°16'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp169; Photograph: 1 October 2012
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