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Liesborn
(Gem. Wadersloh)
Kr. Warendorf
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Benninghauser Straße
(Nikolaus-Brücke)

Sankt Nikolaus

Saint Nicholas

(4th century)
Bishop of Myra, patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Sprick
1953

Beschreibung / Description

Sandstone statue of St. Nicholas with twee small figures in a boat.

Liesborn - Sankt Nikolaus

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

ST. NIKOLAUS
sei du unser
schutz!

Signiert / Signature

..h sprick. | erwitte

Künstler*in / Artist

Heinrich Sprick (Mönninghausen, Kr. Soest 1910 - Münster 1979), German sculptor from Erwitte (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Kirchenseite, Mein Denkmal und ich.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°39'43" - E 8°14'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw381; Photograph: 12 September 2015
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