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Christ of the Ohio Statue – Troy – Indiana

Christ of the Ohio Statue - Troy - Indiana

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The Christ of the Ohio statue was created by Herbert Jogerst, a German prisoner of war during World War II. Incarcerated at Camp Breckenridge (Morganfield, Kentucky) in 1943, Jogerst returned to Germany in 1948, but had a difficult time after the war finding work. Having gotten to know the chaplin at Camp Breckenridge, Herbert reached out. The chaplin, impressed by his work was able to arrange the commission of several statues for St. Meinrad Archabbey, that today stand above the entrance to the Archabbey’s church. They include statues of St. Benedict, St. Scholastica, and the Lady of Einsiedeln Statue with Christ Child, also known as the Black Madonna. Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland is the founding monastery of St Meinrad.

The Christ of the Ohio statue was commissioned while Herbert was working at St. Meinrad, by a visiting doctor who wanted a statue for his home. That statue was eventually purchased by the City of Troy, Indiana, when the doctor’s home went up for sale. The Christ of the Ohio Statue was dedicated May 1, 1957. Herbert Jogerst died in 1993.

Stone Fleur-de-lis Symbol of Lousiville Kentucky

Stone Fleur-de-lis Symbol of Lousiville Kentucky

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A stone fleur-de-lis as seen on the Second Street Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky. The fleur-de-lis, was originally a heraldry symbol of French and European nobility. It is also the adopted symbol of Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, and other regions in the South heavily influenced during the colonial period by the Kingdom of France, such as Louisiana and in particular New Orleans. The city of Louisville was named in honor of King Louis XVI of France, for his assistance to the American colonists during the Revolutionary War.

Fleur-de-lis, is sometimes spelled fleur-de-lys. The meaning in English is lily flower, but the flower most associated with the fleur-de-lis is the Iris pseudacorus, or Iris florentina.

Historic Louisville Public Library – Kentucky

Historic Louisville Public Library - Kentucky

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The historic Louisville Public Library Building, constructed in 1908. The structure includes classic greek and roman building elements, in a style known as Beaux Arts. This style developed in France in the 1830s. Funding for the original building came from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, as part of Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropic initiative to fund free public libraries throughout the United States.

The emphasis of the word “Library” in roman-like style is what drew me to this particular building. Located in Kentucky’s largest city.