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Sankt Joseph mit Jesus

Saint Joseph with Jesus

the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ (in distinction to God, his "heavenly father")
(Wikipedia)

1751

Description

Stone statue of St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus in his arms, standing on a golden sphere, hold by angels. On the faces of the pedestal are reliefs:

Inscription, surmounted by an angel holding a ribbon with the text "ite ad ioseph gen. c41 geht hinzu Joseph Cap 41v56"
A carpenter building a house.
The Flight to Egypt

At the chamfers carouche with "renov. 1979 and "renov. 1994.

Inscription(s)

hanC sanCtI IosephI
effIgIeM CIVItatIs
hVIatIs patronI speCIalIter
eLeCtI, CIVes ex
proposIto posVerVnt
S. iosephe, ora pro nobis

Chronogram 1751
the L is not large!

Information Sign

Denkmal des Hl. Josef

Errichtet 1751, Meister unbekannt.
Inschrift:
Dieses Bildnis des heiligen Josef,
des besonderen Erwählter dieser Stadt,
setzten die Bürger auf Grund
eines Gelübdes.

Depictions of Saint Joseph

Joseph is usually depicted as a bearded man in a classic robe. His attributes are:

A lily
Carpenter's tools

He can be accompanied by Jesus

as an infant in his arms
as a young boy standing next to him

Locatie (N 49°45'5" - E 8°29'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs097; Photograph: 30 September 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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