Saint Martin of Tours - Olten, SO, Switzerland
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N 47° 21.012 E 007° 53.889
32T E 416780 N 5244670
A bronze statue of the Saint Martin in Olten.
Waymark Code: WM14K0F
Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/18/2021
Views: 3
EN: This bronze statue of St. Martin stands in front of the St. Martin retirement and nursing home on Solothurnerstrasse in Olten.
The statue is 120 cm high and shows the saint in his typical image cutting his coat.
The statue was created by Fritz Tanner (1928-1984) and donated to the home for the 10th anniversary of the institution.
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: Diese Bronzestatue des Heiligen Martin steht vor dem Alters- und Pflegeheim St. Martin an der Solothurnerstrasse in Olten.
Die Statue ist 120 cm hoch und zeigt den heiligen in seinem typischen Bild beim Zerschneiden seines Mantels.
Die Statue wurde von Fritz Tanner (1928-1984) geschaffen und dem Heim zum 10jährigen Bestehen der Institution gestiftet.
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: in front of a retirement and nursing home
Entrance Fee: 0
Artist: Fritz Tanner
Website: [Web Link]
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