# Drei Pilger

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Drei Pilger is a bronze sculpture by Franziska Lenz-Gerharz, standing in front of Leonhardskirche in Frankfurt. Franziska Lenz-Gerharz created this bronze sculpture in 1989. It shows pilgrims carrying traditional items, including staffs, hats, bags, and scallop shells. Those objects identify the figures as travelling pilgrims. The scallop shell connects the work with Santiago de Compostela and the wider Camino de Santiago. That destination lies in northwestern Spain, beyond Frankfurt. Leonhardskirche has a history as a Stationskirche, offering shelter to medieval pilgrims on their journeys. Medieval pilgrims found shelter inside this historic church. Drei Pilger reflects Frankfurt’s place among historic pilgrimage routes crossing Europe and leading towards Santiago de Compostela. Its Christian subject matches themes found throughout Lenz-Gerharz’s artistic work. The artist first trained in ceramics before studying sculpture within a pottery family tradition. The artist died in Frankfurt in 2010. Her work often reflects Christian themes, including the subject represented by Drei Pilger. The spot is wheelchair accessible for visitors. The sculpture places this pilgrimage story beside a historic Frankfurt church, where material, figures, and symbols meet.

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