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Drensteinfurt
Kr. Warendorf
Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk

Saint John of Nepomuk

Nepomuk c. 1345 - Praha 1393
Beichtvater der Königin von Böhmen; Schutzpatron der Brücken
confessor of the queen of Bohemia; patron saint of bridges
(Wikipedia)

1953

Drensteinfurt / Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk

Beschreibung / Description

Sandstone statue of Saint John of Nepomuk on a bridge.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

Pons statuaque
destructi
AD. MCMXLIV
Deo auxiliante
restituti
AD. MCMLXIII
+
Sancte
Johanne Nepomucene
ora pro nobis

Bridge and statue
destroyed
in 1944
With God's help
replaced
in 1953
+
St.
John of Nepomuk
pray for us

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°47'57" - E 7°44'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw341; Photograph: 7 April 2014
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