Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

1 Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk

2 Sankt Petrus

3 Sankt Paulus

4 Sankt Ivo

1. Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk / Saint John of Nepomuk (Nepomuk c. 1345 - Praha 1393), confessor of the queen of Bohemia, refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. At the behest of King Wenceslaus of Bohemia he was thrown from the Charles Bridge in Prague and drowned. John of Nepomuk is patron saint of bridges (Wikipedia)
2. Sankt Petrus / Saint Peter (possibly died AD 67), apostle, first pope; patron saint of locksmiths and confessors. Usually holding the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in his hand (Wikipedia)
3. Sankt Paulus / Saint Paul the Apostle, (c. 5 - c. 67 ), persecuted the early followers of Jesus before switching sides and seeking to join them. He was instrumental in creating the Christian Church. He is the protector of tent-makers, theologians and the ecclesiastical press and is depicted with a sword. (Wikipedia).
4. Sankt Ivo / Saint Yves (1253 - 1303), also known Yvo or Ives, as Erwann (in Breton) and as Yves Hélory, parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers, and abandoned children (Wikipedia).

Sculptor

• Josef Schokotnigg (Graz 1700 - Graz 1755), Austrian sculptor (Austria-Forum).

Sources & Information

• Grazwiki, Stadtpfarrkirche (Graz).
• Wikipedia, Grazer Stadtpfarrkirche.

Tags

• Town: Graz
• Bundesland: Steiermark
• Country: Austria
• Façade with statues (church)
• John of Nepomuk, St.
• Paul, St.
• Peter, St.
• Schokotnigg, Josef
• Yves, St.

Locatie (N 47°4'9" - E 15°26'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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