Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

West side

In a niche at the top of the gable:

1. Mutter Gottes as Immaculata / St. Mary, with text "GRATIA PLENA luc.i.28"

   East side

   At the central bay between the two towers a convex façade with a relief in the top and two statues on the buttresses:

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2. Marienkrönung / Coronation of the Virgin Mary, made in 1934 by Alfons Magg after the example by Feuchtmayer.
3. ST. DESIDERIUS - Sankt Desiderius von Langres / Saint Desiderius of Langres (St. Didier) (c. 315 - c. 355), bishop of Langres (Wikipedia).
4. ST. MAURITIUS - Sankt Mauritius / Saint Maurice, leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group (Wikipedia).
   Originally, the statues by Oechslin - after the originals - were placed here, they are now at the St. Galluskapelle. In 1930 and 2003 they were renewed.

   North side

   Above the entrance:

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5. Christus Salvator
   Copy after Wentzinger.
   Four statues in niches at the north façade of the rotunda:

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6. (top left) St. Gallus / St. Gall - (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)
7. (top right) St. 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).
8. (bottom left) St. Petrus / St. Peter - (possibly died AD 67), apostle, first pope; patron saint of locksmiths and confessors. Usually holding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in his hand (Wikipedia)
9. (bottom right) St. Paulus / St. Paul - the Apostle, (c. 5 - c. 67 ), persecuted the early followers of Jesus before switching sides and seeking to join them. He was instrumental in creating the Christian Church. He is the protector of tent-makers, theologians and the ecclesiastical press and is depicted with a sword. (Wikipedia).

   South side

   In the gable relief:

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10. St. Gallus / St. Gall (with a bear) (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).
    Four statues in niches at the south façade of the rotunda. These statues are only visible from the closed court and through the windows of the library.

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11. (top left) St. Magnus von Füssen / St. Magnus of Füssen (8th century), missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu (Wikipedia).
12. (top right) St. Notker I. von St. Gallen / St. Notker the Stammerer (c. 840 - 912), musician, author, poet, and Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall (Wikipedia).
13. (bottom left) St. Benedikt / St. Benedict (c.480-543), Patron saint of Europe and students; founded communities for monks. Benedict's main achievement is his "Rule of Saint Benedict", containing precepts for his monks (Wikipedia).
14. (bottom right) Eusebius von Vercelli / St. Eusebius of Vercelli (Sardinia c. 283 - Vercelli 371), bishop of Vercelli (Wikipedia).

Sculptors

• Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (Linz 1696 - Mimmenhausen 1770), German sculptor (Wikipedia).
  
• Alphons Friedrich Magg (Zürich 1891 - Zollikon 1967), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon).
  
• Johann Christian Wentzinger (Ehrenstetten im Breisgau 1710 - Freiburg im Breisgau 1797), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Stiftskirche St. Gallen.
• Wikipedia, Liste der Sakralbauten in der Stadt St. Gallen.
• GSK: Kunstführer durch die Schweiz. Bern, Stiftsbezirk mit Kathedrale, Stiftsgebäude, Stiftsbibliothek und weiteren Bauten (PDF on-line).

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