Image of Ansgar on the Sct. Catharinæ Brønd Fountain in Ribe

Title

Image of Ansgar on the Sct. Catharinæ Brønd Fountain in Ribe

Subject

Statue

Description

Depiction of Ansgar with his church on the fountain designed by Anders Bundgaard (801-65). Ansgar was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later canonised) who was given permission to build the first church in Ribe by King Horik. He is known as the Apostle of the North for his evangalising activities in pagan Scandinavia.

Creator

Anders Bundgaard

Publisher

The World-Tree Project

Date

2016

Contributor

Tom Birkett

Rights

CC BY

Format

jpg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1351

Coverage

Denmark
Ribe
Modern

Files

DSC01658.JPG

Geolocation

Social Bookmarking

Comments

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