Speyer Cathedral
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| - | [[Gottfried Bernhard Göz]]: Design for an altarpiece at [[Birnau]], depicting St. [[Bernard of Clairvaux]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%B6z_Bernhard_Skizze.jpg] | ||
| - | , 1749. Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum. | ||
| - | ''Description:'' The design is rather close to the actual altarpiece. It shows Bernard of Clairvaux receiving milk from the breast of the Virgin Mary. The scene is a legend from the life of St. Bernard which allegedly took place in the [[Cathedral of Speyer]] in 1146. The putti in the front corner are playing with a beehive, alluding to the eloquence of St. Bernard, who was called »doctor mellifluus« (Scholar whose words flow sweet as honey). In front of the actual altarpiece, there is a small putto statue with a beehive corresponding to the painting. | + | The '''Speyer Cathedral''', officially ''the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen'', in Latin: '''Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae''' (German: ''Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer'') in [[Speyer]], [[Germany]], is the seat of the Roman Catholic [[Bishop of Speyer]] and is [[suffragan]] to the [[Archdiocese of Bamberg]]. The cathedral, which is dedicated to St. Mary, patron saint of Speyer ("Patrona Spirensis") and St. Stephen is generally known as '''Kaiserdom zu Speyer''' (Imperial Cathedral of Speyer).{{GFDL}} |
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The Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae (German: Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer) in Speyer, Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bamberg. The cathedral, which is dedicated to St. Mary, patron saint of Speyer ("Patrona Spirensis") and St. Stephen is generally known as Kaiserdom zu Speyer (Imperial Cathedral of Speyer).
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