Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

1. Christus Salvator - Christ, making a blessing gesture and holding an orb.
2. St. Kilian, bishop with sword, book and bishop's staff.
   (Ireland c. 640 - Würzburg c. 689), Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia, where he began his labours towards the end of the 7th century (Wikipedia).
3. St. Burkard - St. Burchard of Würzburg, bishop with sword, book with an crown and bishop's staff.
   (England 6-- - Würzburg c. 750), Bishop of Würzburg in 741-754 (Wikipedia).
4. St. Totnan, priest with chalice and martyr's palm.
   (Ireland 6-- - Würzburg c. 689), one of the Irish Franconian apostles who was martyred along with Saint Colman and Saint Kilian (Wikipedia).
5. St. Kolonat - St. Colman, priest with knife and book.
   (Ireland 6-- - Würzburg c. 689), companion of Kilian and Totnan, missionaries to Franconia, Germany (Wikipedia).
   the two patron saints of prince-bishop Johann Philipp von Greiffenklau (1699-1719), and since 1908 the two patron saints of the church:
6. St. Johannes der Täufer - St. John the Baptist, with staff and a lamb at his feet.
   (c. 6 BC- c. 36 AD), itinerant preacher and a major religious figure who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River. He baptized Jesus at "Bethany beyond the Jordan." (Wikipedia).
7. St. Johannes der Evangelist - St. John the Evangelist, with book and feather and an eagle at his feet.
   conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John - considered to be the same person as John the Apostle (Wikipedia).

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Annotation

Sculptor

• Jakob van der Auvera (Mechelen 1672 - Würzburg 1760), sculptor in Würzburg.

Sources & Information

• Rudi Held, Wissenschaftliche Arbeit über die Fassade der Neumünster-Kirche in Würzburg.

Tags

Locatie (N 49°47'37" - E 9°55'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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