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Hildesheim
Lkr. Hildesheim
Niedersachsen

Hagentorwall 16-17, Geläde an der Klosterstraße ☐
(Gymnasium Andreanum)

Sankt Michael

Saint Michael

Archangel, the field commander of the Army of God. He is often depicted slaying Satan represented as a dragon, and with a shield with text quis ut deus (Who is like God?, a literal translation of the name Michael).
(Wikipedia)

Bildhauer des 18. Jahrhunderts / 18th century sculptor
c. 1753

Beschreibung / Description

Statue of St. Michael as a dragon slayer in a niche in a remnant of the St. Michael monastery on the grounds of the Andreanum Gymnasium. It dates from after 1753.

Künstler*in / Artist

Unbekannter Bildhauer des 18. Jahrhunderts
Unknown 18th century sculptor

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Gerhard Lutz, Die Michaeliskirche in Hildesheim (Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner, 2010), p. 76-77 (PDF available at Academia.edu).

Stichworte / Tags

Bildhauer des 18. Jahrhunderts / 18th century sculptor
Town: Hildesheim
Kreis: Lkr. Hildesheim
Land: Niedersachsen
Country: Germany
Michael, St.

Lage / Location (N 52°9'12" - E 9°56'33") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens518; Photograph: 29 August 2022
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