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Gangelt
Kr. Heinsberg
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kirchstraße
(Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus)

Sankt Nikolaus

Saint Nicholas

(4. Jahrhundert) Bischof von Myra, Schutzpatron der Seeleute, Kaufleute, Bogenschützen, reuigen Diebe, Prostituierten, Kinder, Brauer, Pfandleiher und Studenten
(4th century) Bishop of Myra, patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students
(Wikipedia)

Kurt Preuß
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Beschreibung / Description

Red sandstone statue of Saint Nicholas with the three children

Signiert / Signature

Monogram KP.

Künstler / Artist

Kurt Preuß (Saalfeld/Ostpreussen 1925 - Gangelt 2005), German sculptor of Gangelt (Auf Spurensuche nach Kurt Preuß).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 50°59'32" - E 5°59'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw777; Photograph: 18 August 2021
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