Der Künstler ist mir leider nicht bekannt. Die Tafel unter der etwas größer als lebensechten Bronze Büste von Sebastian Kneipp informiert: "Pfarrer Sebastian Kneipp, 1821-1897, Gestiftet 1989 v. Kneippverein Prien a. Ch., dem einzigen Kneippkurort Oberbayerns". Die Büste steht auf einem ca. 1,50 m hohen Steinsäule.
"Sebastian Anton Kneipp (* 17. Mai 1821 in Stephansried; † 17. Juni 1897 in Wörishofen) war ein bayerischer Priester und Hydrotherapeut. Er ist der Namensgeber der Kneipp-Medizin und der Wasserkur mit Wassertreten usw., die schon früher angewandt, aber durch ihn bekannt wurden.
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Meine Wasserkur, 1886 (
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So sollt ihr leben, 1889
Mein Testament für Gesunde und Kranke. - 22. Aufl. - Kempten u.a. : Kösel, 1912. Digitalisierte Ausgabe der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf
Kinderpflege in gesunden und kranken Tagen, 1890" Wikipedia (
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I don't know who made this bust of pastor Kneipp. The plaque below the bust reads, "Pfarrer Sebastian Kneipp, 1821-1897, Gestiftet 1989 v. Kneippverein Prien a. Ch., dem einzigen Kneippkurort Oberbayerns". The bust is bigger than life-size and made of bronze. The bust stands on a stone base (height about 1,50 m.
"Sebastian Kneipp (May 17, 1821, Stephansried, Germany – June 17, 1897 in Bad Wörishofen) was a Bavarian priest and one of the founders of the naturopathic medicine movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy, a system of healing involving the application of water through various methods, temperatures and pressures.
In Norway he is mostly known for his bread recipe based on whole wheat. Kneippbrød (Kneipp Bread) is the most commonly eaten bread in Norway.
Although most commonly associated with one area of naturopathy, Kneipp was the proponent of an entire system of healing, which rested on five main tenets:
Hydrotherapy
Herbalism — The use of botanical medicines.
Exercise
Nutrition — A wholesome diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables with limited meat
Spirituality — Kneipp believed that a healthy mind begot a healthy person. His spirituality is nature-centered: A healthy life is balanced and follows the natural order.
In the 19th century, there was a popular revival in the application of hydrotherapy, instigated around 1829 by Vincent Priessnitz, a peasant farmer in Gräfenberg, then part of the Austrian Empire. This revival was continued by Kneipp, "an able and enthusiastic follower" of Priessnitz, "whose work he took up where Priessnitz left it", after he came across a treatise on the cold water cure. Kneipp's own book My Water Cure was published in 1886 with many subsequent editions, and translated into many languages.
During his time in Bad Wörishofen, Kneipp was able to counsel many people. Tens of thousands came from all over the world to receive his healing advice.
He was the author of the books "My Water Cure", "Thus Shalt Thou Live", "My Will", The care of children in sickness and in health." Wikipedia (
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