The work of art created by Bärbel Dieckmann shows what is probably the best-known scene from the life of St. Martin, the patron saint of Olpe: the encounter with a beggar and the parting of the cloak. When asked what the bronze sculpture represents, the artist replied: A mercy that goes beyond the church and the city.
The Olper sculpture is unique.

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The St. Martinus monument in Weierhohl is one of the newer sculptures in Olpe. This depiction of Olpe's patron saint was created by the artist Bärbel Dieckmann, originally from Bielefeld, cast in bronze and ceremoniously inaugurated on the saint's name day, November 11, 2007. The monument shows the sharing of the cloak, probably the best-known scene from the life of St. Martin.

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June 19, 2022

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"On November 11, 2007, the St. Martinus memorial was inaugurated in Weierhohl.
The work of art created by Bärbel Dieckmann shows what is probably the best-known scene from the life of St. Martin, the patron saint of Olpe: the encounter with a beggar and the parting of the cloak. When asked what the bronze sculpture represents, the artist replied: A mercy that goes beyond the church and the city.
The Olper sculpture is unique."
sauerland.com/Media/Attractions/St.-Martinus-Denkmal#/article/b0d0977f-6f4e-41c8-aa05-d830ff3c52ce

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