Kanalizačný poklop v Stadtlohn, 07, Germany

Na obrázku je vyobrazená hlava apoštola Pavla. Skutočnosť, že jeho vousatá hlava sa na veku objavuje trikrát, súvisí s bývalým erbom mesta, ako uvádza táto stránka nemeckej Wikipédie. Tento erb pozostával z troch vtákov pánov z Lohnu. V sedemnástom storočí boli vtáky nahradené hlavou Pavla, patróna münsterskej diecézy. Bolo to šikovné využitie jednej z legiend spojených s Pavlom. Keď bol na príkaz cisára Nera sťatý, jeho hlava sa trikrát odrazila od zeme. V miestach, kde sa odrazila, vytryskli pramene krištáľovo čistej vody.

The image depicts the head of the Apostle Paul. The fact that his bearded head appears three times on the lid is linked to the town’s former coat of arms, according to this German Wikipedia page. That coat of arms consisted of the three birds of the Lords of Lohn. In the seventeenth century, the birds were replaced by the head of Paul, the patron saint of the Diocese of Münster. Clever use was made of one of the legends associated with Paul. When he was beheaded on the orders of Emperor Nero, his head bounced three times on the ground. Springs of crystal-clear water sprang up at the points where it bounced.

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