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Mainz, Germany: St. Bonifatius statue. Saint Boniface born Winfrid (Wessex c. 672 - Dokkum 754) the Apostle of the Germans, missionary in the Frankish Empire; patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He was martyred in Frisia in 754.
Sandstone statue (copy) of St. Boniface with in his hand the bible with a dagger through it. The original statue is in the Mainz Cathedral. Kaspar Hiernle c. 1750