Sankt Veit an der Glan - Justitia und Heiligen

On the richly decorated front façade of the Town Hall is a baroque high relief of Lady Justice, blindfolded and holding sword and scales. Below this is a 15th century metal cast plate with four saints, the imperial coat of arms, the Carinthian coat of arms, the housemark of the founder families Gleismüller and Kaltenhauser as well as the saying 'Aeins mans red ein halbe red. Man sol sy verloren bed. Anno M.CCCC.LXVIII' (from the Sachsenspiegel).

The plate is probably made in Nuremberg, because the patron saint of that town, St. Sebald, is depicted, while this is saint is never seen in Carinthia, and the quote of the Sachsenspiegel is identical with that on the Nuremberg town hall.

Coat of arms of St. Veit an der Glan		Justitia / Lady Justice	15th century metal cast plate
St. Vitus from Sicily, died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (Wikipedia).	St. Laurentius / St. Lawrence (c. 225 - 258), one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian. Usually holding a gridiron and wearing a dalmatic (Wikipedia).	St. Andreas / St. Andrew apostle and the brother of Saint Peter; founder and the first bishop of the Church of Byzantium. Protector of fishermen, in particular. He is shown with a saltire cross, in accordance with the way in which he died (Wikipedia).	St. Sebald according to legend a hermit and a missionary; patron saint of Nürnberg (Wikipedia).

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Justitia und Heiligen

Justice and Saints

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Locatie (N 46°46'0" - E 14°21'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)