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Niedersachsen

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(Propsteikirche St. Vitus)

St. Vitus, Christus und die zwölf Apostelen

St. Vitus, Christ and the twelve Apostles

19th century sculptor
1870

Meppen / St. Vitus, Christus und die zwölf Apostelen

Description

Die Kirche hat außen nur Skulpturen am Hauptportal an der Westseite. Auf dem Trumeau St. Vitus, im Tympanon ein Kruzifix, flankiert von vier Aposteln (Jakobus der Ältere, Paulus, Petrus und Johannes), und in den Jamben die übrigen acht Apostel.

On the outside, the church has statues only at the main portal on the west side. On the trumeau St Vitus, in the tympanum a crucifix flanked by four apostles (James the Greater, Paul, Peter and John) and in the jambs the remaining eight apostles.

Meppen - St. Vitus, Christus und die zwölf Apostelen

St. Vitus (Veit), Märtyrer aus Sizilien
St. Vitus, martyr from Sicily
(Wikipedia).

Meppen - St. Vitus, Christus und die zwölf Apostelen

Sculptor

Unknown 19th century sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Propsteikirche (Meppen).

Locatie (N 52°41'20" - E 7°17'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens672; Photograph: 30 May 2025
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