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Paderborn
Lkr. Paderborn
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Westernstraße 19
(Franziskanerkloster & -kirche St. Joseph)

Heiligenstatuen am Franziskanerkloster und -kirche

Saint Statues at the Franciscan Convent and Church
reconstructed c. 1950

Paderborn / Heiligenstatuen am Franziskanerkloster und -kirche   Paderborn / Heiligenstatuen am Franziskanerkloster und -kirche

Description

Various statues in niches on the Franciscan convent and church:
    Convent façade

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  1. St. Franziskus von Assisi / St. Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone (1181/82 - 1226), an Italian friar and preacher. He founded among others the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history (Wikipedia).
  2. Maria Immaculata on a sphere with snake
    with the anagram:
    ave maria gratia plena | dominus tecum
    deipara inventa sum | ergo immaculata
    (the first lines are the Latin version of the Angelic Salutation, and last lines are the same letters rearranged expressing the sinlessness of St. Mary [source]).

    Church façade

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  3. St. Mary with Child
  4. Unknown saint.
  5. St. Joseph the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ (in distinction to God, his "heavenly father") (Wikipedia).

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Locatie (N 51°42'59" - E 8°45'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw420; Photograph: 12 September 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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