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Gymnasialstraße
(Windthorst-Gymnasium)

Franz von Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi

(Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone), 1181/82 - 1226
italienischer Mönch und Prediger
Italian friar and preacher
(Wikipedia)

Walter Mellmann
1971

Beschreibung / Description

Statue des heiligen Franz von Assisi, der mit erhobener rechter Hand einer Taube predigt.

Statue of St. Francis of Assisi preaching to a dove in his raised right hand.

Meppen - Franz von Assisi

Signiert / Signature

Mellmann 1971

Künstler / Artist

Walter Mellmann (Osnabrück 1910 - Osnabrück 2001), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Windthorst-Gymnasium Meppen.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 52°41'25" - E 7°17'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens668; Photograph: 30 May 2025
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