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St. Wendel
Kr. St. Wendel Saarland Balduinstraße - Fruchtmarkt
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Skulpturen an der WendalinusbasilikaSculptures at the Saint Wendelin Basilica |
Medieval artist & Hans Steinlein
12th century and 1925 |
The medieval church has several statues and reliefs.
 St. Stephan protomartyr of Christianity, preached shortly after Jesus' crucifixion. He is condemned for blasphemy and stoned to death by an infuriated mob (Wikipedia). |
 St. Wendelin (b. c. 554; probably d. 617), hermit and abbot
(Wikipedia). (copy of a statue of c. 1320) |
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| Tympanon with a relief showing Christ sitting on a throne flanked by angels holding the instruments of Jesus' agony. In the lower part is the Archangel Michael depicted holding a scale that balances the souls of man against their sins. On the left side are the blessed with palm branches singing the praises of God. On the right the damned: the stinginess with purse, the vanity with mirror and the sensuality with a monkey's face. | |
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| Relief of St. Mary with Child sitting on a throne under the stars, flanked by kneeling saints with theirs names inscribed in their halos: St. Matthias, sancte matthia o.p.n., patron of the diocese of Trier (left), and St. Wendelin, sancte wendaline o.p.n., right, holding a model of the church in his hands. At the base of Mary's throne is a relief showing Adam and Eve with the tree and snake in Paradise. | |
