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Sankt Pölten
Niederösterreich

Rathausplatz 12
(Franziskanerkirche)

Heiligenstatuen an der Franziskanerkirche

Saint Statues at the Franciscan Church

1757-79

Sankt Pölten / Heiligenstatuen an der Franziskanerkirche

Description

The Franciscan church and convent are built 1757-1779 as a Carmelite convent by an unknown architect. The iconographic program of the façade is therefore based on Carmel.

Above the door of the church is a rather small statue of the 'Prager Jesulein' (Infant Jesus of Prague). A depiction of Jesus in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague (Wikipedia).

Sankt Pölten - Heiligenstatuen an der Franziskanerkirche

In the façade are three niches with statues:

Sankt Pölten - Heiligenstatuen an der Franziskanerkirche
The Prophet Elijah
whose works from Mt. Carmel inspired the first Carmelite brothers (Wikipedia).

Sankt Pölten - Heiligenstatuen an der Franziskanerkirche
St. Joseph
patron of the Carmelite order.
Husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ (in distinction to God, his "heavenly father") (Wikipedia).

Sankt Pölten - Heiligenstatuen an der Franziskanerkirche
St. Theresia of Avila
born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (Gotarrendura, Ávila 1515 - 1582), prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Franziskanerkirche St. Pölten.
Wikipedia, Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in St. Pölten (Stadtteil).
Franziskanerkirche. Pfarr- und Klosterkirche zur Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit in St. Pölten (information booklet in the church).

Locatie (N 48°12'20" - E 15°37'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atno017; Photograph: 18 September 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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