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Gladbeck
Kr. Recklinghausen
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kirchplatz
(Lambertikirche)

Heiligenstatuen an der Lambertikirche

Saint Statues at the St. Lambertus Church

artist unknown
c. 1900

Gladbeck / Heiligenstatuen an der Lambertikirche

Description

The Saint Lambertus church dates from 1899 and was restored (rebuilt) in 1947-1953 after it was heavily damaged during the Second World War The exterior of the church is adorned with several statues. At the front, on the façade of the tower is a large Calvary scene with a crucifix flankes by statues of St. Mary and St. John the Evangelist. On three sides of the tower, between the sound windows, are statues of angels with trumpets and books.
On the gables of the transepts are statues of Saint Boniface (?) and Saint Lambertus.

Gladbeck - Heiligenstatuen an der Lambertikirche
Kreuzigungsgruppe / Calvary scene
North transept: St. Lambertus / St. Lambert, bishop of Maastricht-Liège (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death c. 705 (Wikipedia).
South transept: St. Bonifacius / St. Boniface (Wessex c. 672 - Dokkum 754), the Apostle of the Germans, missionary in the Frankish Empire; patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred in Frisia in 754..
Gladbeck - Heiligenstatuen an der Lambertikirche
West angel
South angel
North angel

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, St. Lamberti (Gladbeck).

Locatie (N 51°34'22" - E 6°59'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw878; Photograph: 29 July 2022
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Kreuzigungsgruppe / Calvary scene	North transept: St. Lambertus / St. Lambert, bishop of Maastricht-Liège (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death c. 705 (Wikipedia).	South transept: St. Bonifacius / St. Boniface (Wessex c. 672 - Dokkum 754), the Apostle of the Germans, missionary in the Frankish Empire; patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred in Frisia in 754..
West angel	South angel	North angel