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Martin Luther

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

Lothar Maier
2018

Description

Head of Luther on a heart-shaped body. Lilies entwine the heart, symbolising innocence and purity. To the left is a a swearing hand with flames, testifying to the 'high energy of love'.
The remarkable statue had first been refused by the Evangelical Lutheran St Petri Church in Melle, where it was meant to commemoratie the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. A year later it was placed almost opposite this church at the Catholic St Matthäus Church, where it was unveiled 28 June 2018.

Information Sign

„Martin Lutherʺ
500 Jahre Reformation
1517-2017

gestaltet von
Lothar Maier

den Meller Bürgern gestiftet von
Gerd Holtkamp
Juni 2018

„Martin Lutherʺ
500 years of the Reformation
1517-2017

designed by
Lothar Maier

donated to the citizens of Melle by
Gerd Holtkamp
June 2018

Sculptor

Lothar Maier (Melle 1950), painter and sculptor in Osnabrück.

Sources & Information

Idea, Stadt Melle stellt verschmähte Luther-Statue auf.
Meller Kreisblatt, 28 June 2018, Der schönste Platz für Luther in Melle.

Locatie (N 52°12'9" - E 8°20'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens560; Photograph: 27 July 2024
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