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Moresnet-Chapelle
(Plombières)
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(Chapelle Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice)

Arnold Franck priant devant l'image mariale

Arnold Franck praying before the Marian image

Peter Arnold Franck (1741 - 1801)
As a boy Franck saw his seizures abate when worshipping a statue of Mary. He is considered the founder of the pilgrimage site of Moresnet-Chapelle

Frans Griesenbrock
1999

Moresnet-Chapelle / Arnold Franck priant devant l'image mariale

Description

Large ceramic relief on east façade of chapel.
Depicted is the young Franck as he kneels before a statue of Mary that he has hung in a small oak tree (the Dutch/German name of Moresnet-Chapelle is 'Eiksken', meaning 'small oak').

Inscription(s)

Arnold Franck
priant devant l'image mariale
betend vor dem Marienbild
biddend voor het Mariabeeld

Signature

f. griesenbrock 1999

Sculptor

Frans Griesenbrock (Bochum 1918 - Vaals 2010) (Kerkgebouwen in Limburg).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Wallfahrtsstätte Moresnet-Chapelle.

Locatie (N 50°43'51" - E 5°59'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: belg087; Photograph: 14 September 2024
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