Maria - Church Empfingen, Germany, BW
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Tante.Hossi
N 48° 23.585 E 008° 42.506
32U E 478415 N 5360032
In front of the church in Empfingen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is a sculpture of Maria located. It's on top of a stone stele.
Waymark Code: WMGB13
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 02/08/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Thorny1
Views: 3

In front of the church in Empfingen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is a sculpture of Maria located. It's on top of a stone stele.

It is sometimes called 'Schutzmantelmaria' (Maria with a protective jacket).

The sculpture was a donation by Julis Bauser. It was created by Hubert Bernhard.

The height of the sculpture itself is about 1.5 meters.
The stone stele's height is about 3 meters.

There's an inscription:
Rose ohne Dorne bitte für uns Maria

(Rose without mandrels pray for us Maria)

There's no plaque with details. So year of creation are unfortunately unknown.
Associated Religion(s): christian

Statue Location: in front of the church

Entrance Fee: free

Artist: Hubert Bernhard

Website: Not listed

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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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