Francis as a messenger of peace

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Francis as a messenger of peace

Francis as a messenger of peace is a sculpture by the sculptor Martin Meyer .

The large sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi made of bronze dates from 1978/79. It was originally located on Sonnenstrasse in Munich in front of the former post office. It was later dismantled and re-erected in the Munich district of Lehel in front of the monastery church of St. Anna im Lehel , where the Munich Franciscans are also located. Francis as a messenger of peace depicts a saint striding, over his shoulder two doves with outspread wings.

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  • The sculpture at the former location on Sonnenstrasse

  • The Sonnenstrasse 2019

  • The new location on St.-Anna-Platz 2019

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 25 ″  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 11 ″  E