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Lübeck
Hansestadt Lübeck
Schleswig-Holstein

Moislinger Allee 94
(Lutherkirche)

Martin Luther

Eisleben 1483 - Eisleben 1546
German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation
(Wikipedia)

Fritz Behn
1937

Description

Limestone relief, almost a free standing statue, against the church wall. Luther holds an open bible in his hands.

Inscription(s)

ein feste burg ist under gott

Signed: fritz behn

Sculptor

Fritz Behn (Klein Grabow [Krakow am See] 1878 - München 1970), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Erinnerungs- und Denkmale in Lübeck.

Locatie (N 53°51'14" - E 10°39'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desh011; Photograph: 26 June 2013
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