Fridolin of Säckingen - Stein, AG, Switzerland - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The statue:

The statue by Rolf Brem was erected in 1979 when the Fridolin bridge over the Rhine was finished. It is located at the lane towards Germany a few steps before the Swiss-German border. The bronze statue is slightly over life-size and stands atop a square concrete pillar. It depicts a man in pilgrim's clothes with a staff in his right hand.

The Saint (from Wikipedia):

"Saint Fridolin, otherwise Fridolin of Säckingen, traditionally believed to have been born in Ireland, was a missionary, and the founder of Säckingen Abbey, Baden, in the 6th or 7th century. He is honoured as the apostle of the Alamanns.

There is very little definite information on Fridolin. He is traditionally venerated as an Irish missionary and the first to work among the Alamanns on the Upper Rhine, in the time of the Merovingians. The only portion of the late "Life" that can be regarded as historically sound is that he founded a monastery on the island of Säckingen in the Rhine. There is no exact information on the date of the foundation. The monastery, however, was of great importance by the 9th century: the earliest extant document concerning it records the gift, on 10 February 878, of the monastery by Charles the Fat to his wife Richardis."

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: Fridolin Bridge, Stein / Bad Säckingen Entrance Fee: free Artist: Rolf Brem Website: [Web Link]

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