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St. Otmar und St. Gallus

St. Othmar and St. Gall

Ludwig Stocker
1992

Description

Two very modern statues of white marble and black basalt in niches flanking the gate through the Hofflügel (Courtyard wing) to the Brunnenhof:

Sankt Gallen - St. Otmar und St. Gallus
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OTMAR - St. Othmar (near St. Gallen c. 689 - Werd Island c. 759), monk and priest appointed as the first abbot of the Abbey of St. Gall (Wikipedia).
GALLUS - Saint Gall, Gallen, or Gallus (Ireland c. 550 - Arbon c. 646), Irish disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Saint Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent; portrayed as an abbot blessing a bear that brings him a log of wood (Wikipedia)

Sculptor

Ludwig Stocker (Herisau 1932), Swiss sculptor (Website – Wikipedia – SIKART Lexikon).

Locatie (N 47°25'23" - E 9°22'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg020; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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