Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

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1. Panny Marie / Saint Mary, standing on sphere with clouds, putti and a crescent moon.

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1. The Annunciation.
2. The Nativity.
3. The Assumption.

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2. Svatý Karel Boromejský / Saint Charles Borromeo, a young priest with a crucifix.
   (Italian: Carlo Borromeo) (1538 - 1584), cardinal, worked during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church (Wikipedia).
3. Svatý Roch / Saint Roch, in pilgrim's outfit with staff and dog, and showing his tigh.
   (14th century), saint from Montpellier, he is specially invoked against the plague. (Wikipedia).
4. Svatý Šebestián / Saint Sebastian, tied to a tree and shot by arrows.
   (died c. 288), martyr, killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians (Wikipedia).

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5. Svatý Václav / Saint Wenceslaus, a king with a flag and shield.
   (c. 907 - 935), duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic (Wikipedia).
6. Svatý Florian / Saint Florian, Roman soldier with flag and throwing water from a bucket on a burning house.
   (d. c. 304), commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum, responsible for organizing firefighting brigades. Martyred because is did not want to sacrifice to Roman gods. He is usually depicted as a Roman officer pouring water from a pitcher over a fire (Wikipedia).
7. Svatý Vít / Saint Vitus, a king with a scroll.
   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).

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8. Svatá Anna / Saint Anne, the mother of Saint Mary, with a book.
   mother of the Virgin Mary. She is often depicted with Mary as a child or a young girl (Wikipedia).
9. Svatý Josef / Saint Joseph, the husband of Saint Mary.
   the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ (in distinction to God, his "heavenly father") (Wikipedia).
10. Svatý Jáchym / Saint Joachim, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus (Wikipedia).

Statue of Saint Mary Annunciation
WEST FACE	SOUTH CORNER	SOUTHEAST FACE	EAST CORNER	NORTHEAST FACE	NORTH CORNER
Relief of the Annunciation with text cartouche: AVE SPONSA SPIRITVS SANC TI	Statue of St. Charles Borromeo	Relief of the Nativity with text cartouche: AVE MATER DEI FILII	Statue of St. Roch	Relief of the Assumption of St. Mary with text cartouche: AVE FILIA DEI PATRIR	Statue of St. Sebastian
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Annotation

Marian, Holy Trinity and Plague Columns (Mariensäule, Dreifaltigkeitssäule, Pestsäule)

Sculptor

• Jiří František Pacák (ca 1670 - 1742), Czech sculptor from Litomyšl (Biography).

Sources & Information

• Krásné Česko, Mariánský morový sloup - Polička (drobná památka).

Tags

Locatie (N 49°42'52" - E 16°15'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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