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Christ relief by Ludwig Manzel at the Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf

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Christ relief by Ludwig Manzel at the Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf

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    May 10, 2018

    Ludwig Manzel: His most important work is the twelve meter wide and two meter high monumental Christ relief “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, I will refresh you” with 24 figures, which he worked on from 1909 to 1924 had. It was intended for a Protestant church in Gniezno, whose construction could not be completed as a result of the city's cession to Poland in 1920.[2] Since 1924, like the tomb for Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau created in 1932, it has been located in the southwest cemetery of Stahnsdorf, where Manzel also found his final resting place in 1936.
    Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Manzel

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      August 23, 2025

      Directly in the entrance area of the Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf cemetery stands the masterpiece of Berlin sculptor Ludwig Manzel: a monumental marble relief of Christ. 23 life-size figures (the elderly, the sick, the suffering, the blind, a widower with children, and the sinner) turn from both sides toward Jesus Christ, seated in the center, from whom they hope for salvation. The text from the Gospel of Matthew is fitting: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Christ here is not the "universally pleasing blessing," but rather one recognizes his compassion for the suffering. They are almost naked to avoid any class distinction.
      The artist Ludwig Manzel died on November 20, 1936, and found his final resting place close to his greatest life's work. In contrast, however, his grave is simple. It stands just a few meters across the main path.
      Source: tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/potsdam-mittelmark/inspirationen-auf-einem-friedhof-in-paris-7791865.html

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