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Capuchin Monk, (sculpture). Artist:  Felten, Pete, sculptor. Title:  Capuchin Monk, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Dedicated July 28, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: limestone; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 37 in. x 21 in. x 2 ft. Inscription:  Felten 1976 (Metal plaque on front of base, raised:) "Capuchin-Franciscan Friars/have ministered to the Catholics of Ellis County since 1878./Saint Fidelis Friday, Heroz (sic) (Victoria), was established by/Father Matthew Hau, O.F.M. Cap., and Father Anastasius Mueller,/O.F.M. Cap., at the invitation of the Bishop of Leavenworth,/Rt Rev. Louis M. Fink, OSB, on May 11, 1878. For several years/this was the central station from which friars cared for a seven county area. This statue, a tribute to those followers of St. Francis of Assissi (sic), was dedicated July 28, 1878 (sic). signed Description:  Bearded figure of St. Francis of Assisi in a monk's robe. The robe is tied around his waist, from which hangs a rosary. His proper right arm clutches at his chest. He stands atop a base with an inscribed plaque. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Occupation -- Religion -- Monk Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object -- Other -- Rosary Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Victoria Sculpture Owner:  Cathedral of the Plains, Saint Fidelis Church, Victoria, Kansas 67601 Remarks:  Tribute to the Capuchin-Franciscan Friars that have ministered to the people of the area since 1878, when Victoria was called Herzog. Saint Fidelis Friday was established at Herzog by Father Matthew Hau and Father Anastasius Mueller at the invitation of the Bishop of Leavenworth on May 11, 1878. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS KS000153   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000153 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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