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(Kirche St. Johannes Baptist)

Sankt Johannes der Täufer

Saint John the Baptist

c. 6 BC- c. 36 AD
itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus at "Bethany beyond the Jordan."
(Wikipedia)

Egino Weinert
c. 1954

Description

Sandstone statue on a console in the east façade fo the Church of St. John the Baptist.

Sculptor

Egino Günter Weinert, born as Franz Stanislaus Günter Przybilski (Berlin-Schöneberg 1920 - Frechen-Königsdorf 2012), German sculptor from Köln (Website – Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 50°41'22" - E 6°28'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw586; Photograph: 9 April 2017
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