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Sturmius Fountain

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    Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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    September 12, 2025

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    The Sturmius Fountain depicts three important saints:

    St. Boniface – the “Apostle of the Germans” and founder of Fulda Abbey

    St. Sturmius – the first abbot of Fulda

    St. Benedict – the spiritual father of the Benedictine Order

    These figures symbolically represent the city's religious roots and are artfully carved in stone. They lend the square a special historical and spiritual atmosphere.
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    November 20, 2022

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    The fountain figures represent Boniface and the founder of the order, Benedict, as well as Sturmius, the founder of the city of Fulda. In contrast to Boniface and Benedict, the Sturmius was executed as a bronze figure in order to emphasize its importance for Fulda.
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    December 13, 2022

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    From the Osthessen News from 2009: "Anyone who is looking for St. Sturmius in the cityscape of Fulda, the actual founder of the monastery and thus the city, has so …
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