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Rheine
Kr. Steinfurt
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Marktplatz 2
(Haus Nienkemper)

Maria Immaculata

Saint Mary Immaculate Conception

The mother of Jesus Christ
(Wikipedia)

1775

Description

Polychrome relief of St. Mary with a lily in het left hand and a halo of twelve stars, standing with one foot on a snake who embraces Adam and Eve under the tree of paradise and seduces them into original sin, and with the other foot on a crescent moon on top of a globe with a depiction of Adam and Eve.

Inscription(s)

InVIoLata DeI Mater
tIbI teCta saCrantVr
qVæqVæ Læta foVe
fLenDa repeLLe MaLa

The inviolable mother of God
is consecrated to you
let every happy heart
tear away the evils

Chronogram 2x 1765

Sources & Information

Rheine Tourismus, Haus Nienkemper.
Gevelstenen.net, Rheine.

Locatie (N 52°16'44" - E 7°26'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1090; Photograph: 26 July 2024
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