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St. Ingbert
Saarpfalz-Kreis
Saarland

Kaiserstraße 128
(St. Josef-Kirche)

Skulpturen an der St. Josef-Kirche

Sculptures at St. Joseph Church

Rupert Fieger & artist unknown
1950 and 2012

St. Ingbert / Skulpturen an der St. Josef-Kirche

Description

The church was built 1890-93 after designs of the architect Ludwig Becker. The porch has a statue of St. Joseph in the gable, dating from the 1940s or 1950s. In 2012 statues of St. Barbara and St. Ingbert, made by Rupert Fieger, are placed in the until then empty niches flanking the entrance.

St. Barbara known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr (Wikipedia).

St. Joseph the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ (in distinction to God, his "heavenly father") (Wikipedia).

St. Ingobertus / St. Ingbert (7th century), recluse (Wikipedia)

Tympanum depicting the scene that of the twelve-year old Jesus in the temple, with the caption:
Wusstet ihr nicht, dass ich im Hause meines Vaters sein muss? luc. 2.49

Sculptors

Rupert Fieger, (Monheim 1962), sculptor in Eichstätt (Website).
Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, St. Josef (St. Ingbert).
Pfarrei St. Josef, Aktuelles (Web archive).

Locatie (N 49°16'50" - E 7°7'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desl033; Photograph: 29 May 2019
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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