Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

On the Burgplatz façade of the Petersbogen Shopping Center, opened in 2019, there are six limestone statues commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Leipzig Debate of 1519, held at Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig, which is close to this site. Its purpose was to discuss Martin Luther's teachings and was initiated and conducted in the presence of George, Duke of Saxony, an opponent of Luther.
In the lower row are the two disputants Johannes Eck and Martin Luther as well as the host Duke Georg of Saxony. In the upper row are the opening and closing speakers of the disputation, Petrus Mosellanus and Johann Langius Lembergius, as well as - without reference to the disputation, but at the request of the Swiss owners - the French-Swiss reformer Johannes Calvin.

Petrus Mosellanus (born Peter Schade, Bruttig 1493 - Leipzig 1524) German humanist scholar (Wikipedia).	Johannes Calvin (Noyon 1509 - Genève 1564), French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation (Wikipedia).	Johannes Langius (Johann Lange) (Erfurt c. 1487 - Erfurt 1565). German theologian, humanist and reformer (Wikipedia).
Johannes Maier von Eck (Egg an der Günz 1486 - Ingolstadt 1543), German Catholic theologian; pioneer of the counter-reformation (Wikipedia).	Herzog Georg von Sachsen (Meissen 1471 - Dresden 1539), Duke of Saxony, 1500-1539, known for his opposition to the Reformation (Wikipedia).	Martin Luther (Eisleben 1483 - Eisleben 1546), German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation (Wikipedia).

Sculptor

• Andreas Hoferick (Schierke, Harz 1959), German sculptor from Berlin (Website).

Sources & Information

• Petersbogen, Das Rätsel um die sechs Fassadenfiguren.
• Architektur-Blicklicht, Brunnen & Denkmäler.
• Wikipedia, Burgplatz-Passage.
• Wikipedia, Leipziger Disputation.

Tags

Locatie (N 51°20'13" - E 12°22'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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