Coesfeld is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Coesfeld
Church of St. Lambert, the destination of the yearly Grand Cross procession, with its 17th-century baroque tower
The 12th century St. Jakobikirche was bombed during WWII, but the old doorway survives and a new church was built behind it.
One of the 18 stations of the cross in Coesfeld, erected in Galen's time by his Danish architect Pieter Pictorius
Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".
Saint Ludger from an illuminated manuscript
Ludger heals Frisian singer Bernlef from his blindness (statue at Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands).