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Langenbochum
(Stadt Herten)
Kr. Recklinghausen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Geschwister-Scholl-Straße / Kardinal-von-Galen-Straße

Clemens August Kardinal Graf von Galen

Dinklage, Vechta 1878 - Münster 1946
Bishop of Münster; during World War II, he led Catholic protest against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the church
(Wikipedia)

Josef Krautwald
1962

Langenbochum / Clemens August Kardinal Graf von Galen

Beschreibung / Description

Sandstone statue of Bishop Von Galen, commissioned by the Housing Association Ketteler Recklinghausen e.V.

Herten - Clemens August Kardinal Graf von Galen

Informationsschild / Information Sign

clemens august kardinal graf von galen
bischof von münster *1878 +1946
verteidiger der menschenrechte, anwalt
gegen willkür und unrecht des
nationalsozialismus

1962 - joseph krautwald, rheine

Clemens August Cardinal Count von Galen
Bishop of Münster *1878 +1946
defender of human rights, advocate
against the arbitrariness and injustice of
National Socialism

Künstler*in / Artist

Josef Krautwald (Borkendorf, Oberschlesien, [Burgrabice] 1913 - Rheine 2003), German sculptor from Rheine (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Stadt Herten, Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum, Sept. 2012 (PDF online).

Stichworte / Tags

Country: Germany

Bishop

Galen, Clemens August von

Krautwald, Josef

Statue (man)

Lage / Location (N 51°37'0" - E 7°7'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1032; Photograph: 1 August 2022
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