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

Stiftsstraße
(St. Martinus-Kirche)

Adolf Kolping

Kerpen 1813 - Köln 1865
German Catholic priest, who founded several Catholic apprentice associations, one of which became the International Kolping Society
(Wikipedia)

Kurt Zimmermann
1959

Description

Statue of Adolf Kolping. In the nearby wall of the old Stiftskapitelhaus, there are four bronze plaques with reliefs depicting Kolping's birth, baptism, time as an apprentice, and ordination.

Kerpen - Adolf Kolping

8.2.1813 birth
1813 baptism

1832 time as an apprentice
1845 ordination

Inscription(s)

ADOLPH

KOLPING

Sculptor

Kurt Zimmermann (Düsseldorf 1910 - Düsseldorf 1961), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Rheinland-Pilgern, Der Kolping Radwanderweg in Kerpen.

Location (N 50°52'10" - E 6°41'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1203; Photograph: 15 September 2024
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8.2.1813 birth	1813 baptism
1832 time as an apprentice	1845 ordination