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(Stadt Frechen)
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kapellenstraße 1-5
(St. Katharinen Hospital)

Sankt Katharina von Alexandrien

St. Catherine of Alexandria

(early 4th century), Virgin princess, martyr; she was condemned to death on the spiked breaking wheel, but, at her touch, it shattered
(Wikipedia).

Waldemar Jan Erdtmann
1982

Frechen / Sankt Katharina von Alexandrien

Description

Modern statue of St Catherine standing on a wheel.

Frechen - Sankt Katharina von Alexandrien

Inscription(s)

Hl. Katharina schütze uns

Information Sign

HL. KATHARINA VON ALEXANDRIEN
100 Jahre
ST. KATHARINEN-HOSPITAL FRECHEN
1882-1982

Auftraggeber:
Verein der Förderer des St. Katharinen-Hospitals
Entwurf und Ausführung:
Waldemar Jan Erdtmann, Frechen

St. Catherine of Alexandria
100 Year
S. Catherine's Hospital, Frechen
1882-1982

Commissioned by:
Association of Sponsors of St. Catherine's Hospital
Design and realisation:
Waldemar Jan Erdtmann, Frechen

Sculptor

Waldemar Jan Erdtmann, sculptor, ceramicist and painter from Frechen (Website).

Sources & Information

Kunstverein zu Frechen e.V., Skulpturenweg Frechen, 24 Entdeckungen (PDF online).

Locatie (N 50°55'21" - E 6°48'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1196; Photograph: 15 September 2024
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