--- title: "Ernst the Confessor" url: "https://www.celle-tourismus.de/en/poi/ernst-the-confessor" description: "The bronze monument to Duke Ernst the Confessor was created in 1992 by the sculptor Waldemar Otto, from Worpswede. The monument stands at south wall of the St. Mary´s Town Church, on the edge of the Stechbahn.On the column that bears the bust is the inscription \"Let This Word Stand\" from the Reformation hymn \"God is our Fortress\". The shape of the scroll, with its spiral inscription and which entwines the column, represents the Reformation confessional \"Confessio Augustana\", the signature of which earned the Duke his nickname." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/192960/cb33bb55c4b171f65ef00e70acba1225d591a5ad1c28cf0beafa044dbbd6e5b2/ernst-the-confessor.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Celle > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Ernst the Confessor =================== - Monument - Sculpture Ernst the Confessor Ernst the Confessor ### Bronze Memorial to Ernst. Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg The bronze monument to Duke Ernst the Confessor was created in 1992 by the sculptor Waldemar Otto, from Worpswede. The monument stands at south wall of the St. Mary´s Town Church, on the edge of the Stechbahn. On the column that bears the bust is the inscription "Let This Word Stand" from the Reformation hymn "God is our Fortress". The shape of the scroll, with its spiral inscription and which entwines the column, represents the Reformation confessional "Confessio Augustana", the signature of which earned the Duke his nickname. Read more Good to know ------------ Author Stadt Celle - Fachdienst TourismusMarkt 14-16 29221 Celle Organization Stadt Celle - FD Tourismus Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Operetta - Christmas market - Christmas market - Place of interest - Sculpture - Sculpture - Monument - Tours 5.78 km - Bicycle 67.37 km - Bicycle 3.22 km - Walking Contact Stechbahn 29221 Celle - Altstadt