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Lippborg
(Gem. Lippetal)
Lkr. Soest
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Hauptstraße

Jahrhundertbogen

Century Arch

Monument for Lippborg's 800th Anniversary

Werner Klenk
1989

Description

Bronze arch, with the years 1189 - 1989, and a crossbar, with the name LIPPBORG on the back. On the crossbar are three statuettes of saints: the patron saints of the St.-Cornelius-und-Cyprianus-Kirche in Lippborg and the 8th century missionary of the region:

Lippborg - Jahrhundertbogen
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st. cyprianus, as bishop with a sword.
St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, 3rd century (Wikipedia).
st. cornelius, as pope with a triple cross-staff.
Pope Cornelius (died June 253), Bishop of Rome from 6 or 13 March 251 to his martyrdom in 253 (Wikipedia).
st. ludgerus, as bishop with a church model and a bishop's staff.
St. Ludger (Zuilen near Utrecht c. 742 - Billerbeck 809), missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia (Wikipedia).

On top of the arch are little figurines, showing a pig, an elderly couple, a goose, a dancing couple, a cow, a smith and a canon On the back of the arch are the names of the hamlets belonging to Lippborg: assen · brönicke · ebbecke · frölich · osker · polmer · luetke uentrup

Sculptor

Werner Klenk (1942), German sculptor (Website – Wikipedia).)

Locatie (N 51°39'52" - E 8°2'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw373; Photograph: 11 September 2015
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