Samaritan Well
The Samariterbrunnen is a former well system in Hainichen , Saxony. It was consecrated on October 31, 1909 at the Trinity Church . Due to damage and lack of maintenance, it was decided in 1969 to dismantle the facility. The group of figures in the fountain has been repositioned in the cemetery behind the chapel.
The fountain system was created based on a design by the architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel , who also created the Trinity Church in Hainichen, which was completed in 1899. The sculptural art work was based on the model of the sculptor Oskar Rassau . They were then executed by the sculptor Adolf Schwarz just as true to life in Wehlener sandstone, which is very weather-resistant.
The biblical story was depicted when Jesus stopped in Samaria on the way from Galilee to Judea , the inhabitants of which the Jews described as unbelievers. When a Samaritan woman was drawing water, Jesus asked her to give him something to drink. The very fact that he spoke to her at all was proof that Jesus wanted to get into conversation with supposedly unbelievers. In 1912, small defects in the sandstone on Christ's head and arm were repaired by Adolf Schwarz.
Vandalism and environmental influences as well as the relocation to the cemetery had badly affected the group of figures. In response to a citizens' initiative , a fundraising campaign was launched in spring 2018 to preserve the figures, so that the restored sculpture could be presented in September .
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Individual evidence
- ^ Cemetery - Trinitatiskirche Hainichen. Accessed June 10, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Saxon People's Newspaper . October 8, 1909, p. 6 ( slub-dresden.de ).
- ↑ Gellerstadt Bote , No. 18 of September 22, 2018, p. 3.
- ↑ Construction documents in the archive of the Trinity Church Hainichen, PfAHC 5121 / I and PfAHC 5121 / II
- ↑ Original photo from October 31, 1909 in the building documents in the archive of the Trinitatiskirche Hainichen, PfAHC 5121 / I
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 11.3 " N , 13 ° 7 ′ 16.6" E