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Sankt Willibrord

Saint Willibrord

c. 658-739
missionary saint, known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" in the modern Netherlands. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht and died at Echternach, Luxembourg
(Wikipedia)

Gerd G. Bildau
1969

Description

Statue of a St. Willibrord bishop with a founding charter of the Echternach convent of 698.

Inscription(s)

Signed: ..B 6..

Sculptor

Gerd G. Bildau (Tilsit, Ostpreussen 1927), art teacher at the Graf-Engelbert-Schule Bochum Germany.

Sources & Information

E-mail and newspaper clippings by Serge Wildhage, 22 Oct. 2023.

Locatie (N 49°48'46" - E 6°25'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lu057; Photograph: 18 June 2011 / updated: 14 February 2024
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