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Statue of St. Agatha
Monument
Modern column in front of Martinus Church.
Address
Statue of St. Agatha
Frankfurter Straße 4
57462 Olpe
Telephone: 0049 2761 83 1900
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The Agatha Column (Josef Baron) stands in front of the side entrance to St. Martin's Church. Since 1979, this modern figure made of gilded bronze has commemorated St. Agatha, the patron saint of the town.
Four plaques pray to her for protection, for protection from fire, as Olpe has burned down several times. Most recently, the townspeople experienced the horror of fire after bombing raids during the Second World War. But they also ask for protection from hunger, protection from water and protection from flight, which the refugees and displaced persons had to endure after the Second World War.
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