Saint Martin of Tours - Visp, VS, Switzerland - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

EN: The Martin fountain stands on the Martiniplatz in Visp in front of the church. The fountain has two small stone basin, both slightly widen towards the bottom. On a block of stone is a bronze statue of Saint Martin who shares his coat with a poor man. Unlike in most other representations, he is not on a horse, and does neither carry a sword.

I could find neither the artist nor the year of creation. Stylistically, the fountain fits well to the time of the extension of the church in 1950-1955.

The Saint (from Wikipedia): "St. Martin of Tours (Latin: Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316 or 336 – 8 November 397) was Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints. As he was born in what is now Szombathely, Hungary, spent much of his childhood in Pavia, Italy, and lived most of his adult life in France, he is considered a spiritual bridge across Europe.

His life was recorded by a contemporary, the hagiographer Sulpicius Severus. Some of the accounts of his travels may have been interpolated into his vita to validate early sites of his cult. He is best known for the account of his using his military sword to cut his cloak in two, to give half to a beggar clad only in rags in the depth of winter. Conscripted as a soldier into the Roman army, he found the duty incompatible with the Christian faith he had adopted and became an early conscientious objector."

DE: Der Martinsbrunnen steht auf dem Martiniplatz in Visp vor der Kirche. Der Brunnen hat zwei kleine Steintröge, sich gegen den Boden leicht verbreitern. Auf einem Steinquader steht eine Bronzestatue des Heiligen Martin, der seinen Mantel mit einem Armen teilt. Anders als auf den meisten anderen Darstellungen ist er aber nicht beritten und trägt auch kein Schwert.

Ich konnte weder den Künstler noch das Entstehungsjahr finden. Stilistisch passt der Brunnen aber gut zur Zeit der Erweiterung der Kirche zwischen 1950 und 1955.

Der Heilige (aus Wikipedia): "Martin von Tours (lateinisch Martinus, * um 316/317 in Savaria, römische Provinz Pannonia prima, heute Szombathely, Ungarn; † 8. November 397 in Candes bei Tours in Frankreich) war der dritte Bischof von Tours. Er ist einer der bekanntesten Heiligen der katholischen Kirche und wird auch in der orthodoxen, anglikanischen sowie der evangelischen Kirche verehrt."

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: Square in front of the church St Martin Entrance Fee: 0 Artist: unknown Website: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.

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