Larger-than-life statue of Bishop Pirmin at Bruckgraben, near the crossing from the mainland to Reichenau Island. It symbolises Pirminius' arrival in 724 AD, when he founded the monastery and freed the island from mythical monsters. A stone statue of St Pirmin, the founder of Reichenau Monastery, stands on Pirminstrasse on the island of Reichenau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The statue, which shows Pirmin with a cross and crozier, looks out over Lake Constance and is a reminder of his historical significance for the island