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Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Rheinland-Pfalz

Maxstraße
(ehem. Lutherkirche)

Vier Evangelisten

Four Evangelists

The four Evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Their versions of the life of Jesus - the Gospel - are included in the New Testament. In art, they are depicted with their symbols: Eagle (John), Lion (Mark), Bull (Luke) and Angel (Matthew) or just with these symbols in the so-called tetramorphe.

Karl Friedrich Moest
1883

Ludwigshafen am Rhein / Vier Evangelisten

Description

Four statues of the evangelists in the front façade of the church (the main part of the church was destroyed during world war II). Each evangelist is depicted with a book or scroll and his symbol at his feet:

St. Matthäus / St. Matthew with an angel
one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an angel. As patron saint of book-keepers, tax collectors and security forces, he is also depicted with writing utensils (Wikipedia).
St. Markus / St. Mark with a lion
one the four Evangelists. His attribute is a lion (Wikipedia).
St. Lukas / St. Luke with a bull
one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an ox or bull, usually having wings (Wikipedia).
St. Johannes / St. John the Evangelist with an eagle
conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John - considered to be the same person as John the Apostle (Wikipedia).

Sculptor

Karl Friedrich Moest or Möst (Gernsbach 1838 - Karlsruhe 1923), German sculptor from Karlsruhe (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Lutherkirche (Ludwigshafen am Rhein).

Locatie (N 49°28'52" - E 8°26'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp164; Photograph: 25 September 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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