Kapelle St. Sebastian War Memorial - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

St. Sebastian Chapel was built in 1637 on the site of the cemetery for victims of the plague, and consecrated by Prince-Bishop Veit Adam von Gepeckh on July 31, 1637. The plague cemetery was used as a community cemetery after 1775 until it closed in 1914.

In 1925 the war memorial was erected on the northern edge of the old cemetery, now a pretty park behind the chapel. The stone figure represents St. Sebastian. It was created by the sculptor G. Neuner after the drawings of Joseph Wackerle.

The inscription reads:

"Ihren Helden die
Dankbare
Gemeinde
Partenkirchen"

Translation:

"Our Heroes the
Grateful
Community of
Partenkirchen"

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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I World War II In Honor Of: "Ihren Helden die Dankbare Gemeinde Partenkirchen" Marker Text: Ihren Helden die Dankbare Gemeinde Partenkirchen ------------- Our Heroes the Grateful Community of Partenkirchen Date of dedication: 1925 Who Put it Here?: Community of Partenkirchen Description of Memorial: The old cemetery is now a quiet park with a fountain, the memorial featuring St. Sebastian and on a wall several plaques listing the names of those who died during the First and Second World War. ------------------------------------------ St. Sebastian is the patron saint of soldiers, archers, and plague victims, among others.

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