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Magdeburg - Cathedral

Magdeburg - Cathedral
The cathedral, officially called "Cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice", hosts the oldest known image depicting Saint Maurice as a Moor, carved around 1250. This statue of Saint Maurice is clearly younger, but as well, shows an armoured knight, who is obviously an ethnic African.

Here is the older statue of Saint Maurice:
www.flickr.com/photos/martin-m-miles/4329165066/

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