Pokrov jaška v Stadtlohn, 07, Germany

Na sliki je upodobljena glava apostola Pavla. Dejstvo, da se njegova bradata glava na pokrovu pojavi trikrat, je povezano z nekdanjim grbom mesta, kot navaja ta nemška stran Wikipedije. Ta grb je sestavljalo tri ptice gospodov iz Lohne. V 17. stoletju so ptice nadomestili z glavo Pavla, zavetnika škofije Münster. Pri tem so se spretno poslužili ene od legend, povezanih s Pavlom. Ko so ga na ukaz cesarja Nerona obglavili, je njegova glava trikrat odskočila od tal. Na mestih, kjer je odskočila, so izbruhnili izviri kristalno čiste vode.

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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