St. Georg - Wesseling, NRW, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 49.530 E 006° 58.914
32U E 357866 N 5632360
Incomplete statue of Saint George in Bahnhofstrasse Wesseling.
Waymark Code: WMW9X7
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
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"Saint George (275–281 AD to 23 April 303), according to legend, was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity and in particular the Crusades.In hagiography, as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints, he is immortalised in the myth of Saint George and the Dragon. His memorial, Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on April 23. Numerous countries, cities, professions and organisations claim Saint George as their patron."
(Source: Wikipedia)
The statue is an incomplete stone sculpture of the "Kölner Dombauhütte" (Cologne cathedral builders' hut). It is a donation of the "Zentral-Dombauvereins zu Köln" ("central cathedral construction association for Cologne") to the city of Wesseling.
Associated Religion(s): christian
Statue Location: Bahnhofstraße 6, Wesseling
Entrance Fee: none
Artist: "Kölner Dombauhütte"
Website: Not listed
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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.