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Reformationsmonument

 Max Andersen
1943

København / Reformationsmonument

Description

Granite obelisk with bronze figure reliefs.

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Inscription(s)

On the steps explanations to the reliefs are carved:

herredagen i københavn
vedtager reformationens
indførelse 30 oktober 1536
(The Council of Noblemen agreed to the introduction of the Reformation 30 October 1536) 		hans tavsens prædiken i
viborg graabrødre kirke
afbrydes af væbnede mænd
(Hans Tavsen's sermon in Viborg in the Greyfriars Church is interrupted by armed men)
de evangeliske biskopper
indvies i vor frue kirke i
københavn 2 september 1537
(The evangelical bishops are consecrated in Our Lady's Church in Copenhagen 2 September 1537) 		dansk gudstjeneste efter
reformationens indførelse
peder palladius prædiker
(Danish church service after the introduction of the Reformation, Peder Palladius preaches).

Signature

The reliefs are signed: 19 Max Andersen 38 (front), 19 Max Andersen 40 (left), 19 Max Andersen 42 (back) and 19 Max Andersen 40 (right).

Information Sign

reformationsmonument
af max andersen
1892-1972
opstillet 1943
københavns kommune

Sculptor

Tags

Locatie (N 55°40'45" - E 12°34'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dk108; Photograph: 13 July 2009  / updated: 4 March 2011
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