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(Fidelishaus)

St. Fidelis von Sigmaringen

St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Markus Rey - Sigmaringen 1577 - Seewis im Prättigau 1622
Capuchin friar who was a major figure in the Counter-Reformation, and was murdered by his opponents. He was canonized in 1746
(Wikipedia)

Karl Volk
date?

Sigmaringen / St. Fidelis von Sigmaringen

Description

Fiberglass statue of St. Fidelis with book (with the text este fidelis usque ad mortem - Be faithful unto death) and cross, and at his feet an angel with a club.

Sigmaringen - St. Fidelis von Sigmaringen

Annotation

Maybe the statue is renewed, since the fiberglass statue looks rather new, and we wonder if it was made before 1965, or even before 1986 when the article about the sculptor Volk was published.

Sculptor

Karl Volk (Jungnau 1885 - 1965), German sculptor
Annemarie Häfner-Volk, 'Ein Gedenken dem akadem. Bildhauer Karl Volk aus Jungnau', Hohenzollerische Heimat 36 (1986), p. (PDF on line).

Locatie (N 48°5'12" - E 9°12'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw237; Photograph: 30 September 2014
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