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Pappenheim
Lkr. Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
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Schützenstraße 2
(Kirche Mariae Himmelfahrt)

Schutzmantelmadonna

Virgin of Mercy

Hans Kreuz
1988

Description

Marble sculpture of a Schutzmantelmadonna - St. Mary protecting St. Solus (German: St. Sola - an English monk who went to Germany with St. Boniface) and a group of children under her cloak.

Inscription(s)

ST. SOLA
bitte für uns
19 HK 88

MARIA
breit den
mantel aus

Sculptor

Hans Kreuz, German sculptor cf. (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Pappenheim Info, Katholische Pfarrkirche "Mariä Himmelfahrt".

Locatie (N 48°55'55" - E 10°58'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby386; Photograph: 11 October 2014
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