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Paul Matthias Dobberstein (September 21, 1872 – July 24, 1954) was a German American priest and architect. Dobberstein was born in Rosenfeld, Germany to Francis "Frank" Dobberstein and Julia Froehlich. Father Dobberstein was educated at the University of Deutsch-Krone in Germany and at the St. Francis Seminary, in St. Francis, Wisconsin. He was ordained on June 30, 1897.〔(Grotto of the Redemption ), rff.org 〕 ==Grottoes== He is known for designing and building a series of religious grottoes: * Sacred Heart Church: Sioux City, Iowa * Immaculate Conception Grotto: Carroll, Iowa (now gone) * Franciscan Convent: Dubuque, Iowa * Shrine in the St. Rose of Viterbo Convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration: La Crosse, Wisconsin (now gone) * Catholic Cemetery: Wesley, Iowa * John Brown Park: Humboldt, Iowa His most famous work, however, is The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption, in West Bend, Iowa,〔(Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, Iowa ), roadsideamerica.com〕 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. This is actually a series of several connected grottoes.〔(West Bend - Sts. Peter and Paul ), catholicglobe.org〕 At the neighboring church of Saints Peter and Paul, he also created a fountain and, inside, a majestic nativity scene. Father Dobberstein's works inspired Mathias Wernerus (who also attended St. Francis Seminary) to build the Dickeyville Grotto in Dickeyville, Wisconsin in 1930,〔(History of Providence Home Health Care Center of Jasper ), providencehome.org〕〔(Grotto of the Redemption ), agilitynut.com〕 thus starting the grotto building movement in America.〔(Grotto of the Redemption ), ww2.lafayette.edu/~niless〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Dobberstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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