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Sankt Gallen (Kanton)

Klosterhof (Brunnenhof)

St. Desiderius und St. Mauritius

St. Desiderius and St. Maurice

Johann Jakob Oechslin
1843

Sankt Gallen / St. Desiderius und St. Mauritius

Description

Entrance gate of the St. Gallus-Kapelle (St. Gall Chapel), flanked by two stone statues:

Sankt Gallen - St. Desiderius und St. Mauritius
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Sankt Desiderius von Langres / Saint Desiderius of Langres (St. Didier) (c. 315 - c. 355), bishop of Langres (Wikipedia).
Sankt Mauritius / Saint Maurice, leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group (Wikipedia).

Signature

(Desiderius) oechslin
(Mauiritius) oechslin fec. 1843

Annotation

The statues were made for the Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar. On the east façade of that church are now other statues of these saints.

Sankt Gallen - St. Desiderius und St. Mauritius

Artist

Johann Jakob Oechslin (Schaffhausen 1802 - Schaffhausen 1873), Swiss sculptor (Wikipedia – SIKART Lexikon).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Sakralbauten in der Stadt St. Gallen.

Location (N 47°25'23" - E 9°22'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg019; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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