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Bremerhaven
Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Bgm.-Smidt-Straße (Kirchenplatz)
(Bgm.-Smidt-Gedächtniskirche)

Christus, Luther und Melanchton

Christ, Luther and Melanchton

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in)
artist unknown
1855?

Bremerhaven / Christus, Luther und Melanchton

Beschreibung / Description

Three stone statues at the tower front of the Church. In the center is a statue of Christ, and on the sides:

Martin Luther
(Eisleben 1483 - Eisleben 1546), German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation (Wikipedia).
Phillipp Melanchthon
born Philipp Schwartzerdt (Bretten 1497 - Wittenberg 1560), German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation (Wikipedia).

Bremerhaven - Christus, Luther und Melanchton
Martin Luther
Philipp Melanchthon

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

Inscription at the base of the Christ figure:

Zum Andenken an Bügermeister Dr.
Iohann Smidt
den Gründer Bremerhavens und dieser Kirche

Künstler*in / Artist

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in); Wenn Sie wissen, wer der/die Künstler(in) ist, lassen Sie es uns wissen.
artist unknown; Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 53°32'39" - E 8°34'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehb015; Photograph: 16 April 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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