Statues - Hither & Thither

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Herten
(Stadt Herten)
Kr. Recklinghausen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Im Schloßpark
(St. Elisabeth-Hospital)

Sankt Elisabeth

Saint Elisabeth

Bratislava 1207 - Marburg 1231
princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia; built a hospital where she herself served the sick; symbol of Christian charity
(Wikipedia)

Hilde Schürk-Frisch
1977

Description

Stone relief of St. Elisabeth in the center of a square spiralling path. It is inscribed "st. elisabeth. alle wege des herrn sind erbarmen" (All ways of the Lord are mercy). The crown at the feet of the saint is a symbol of renunciation of the aristocratic title and the privileges associated with it . The crown placed at the top left, at the end of a long path indicated in linear arches, represents the "Crown of Life" that Elizabeth received with her canonization by Pope Gregory IX at Pentecost 1235.

Because of construction works it was not possible to make good photographs of the relief.

Sculptor

Hilde Schürk-Frisch (Ennigerloh 1915 - Münster 2008), German sculptress (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Herten, Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum, Sept. 2012 (PDF online).
Wikipedia, Liste von Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum in Herten.

Locatie (N 51°35'32" - E 7°7'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1027; Photograph: 1 August 2022
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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