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Náměšť nad Oslavou
kraj Vysočina Bridge over the Oslava |
Barokní most se sochamiBaroque Bridge with Statues |
Josef Winterhalder the Elder & Alexander Jelínek
1740-44 |
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Archandĕl Gabriel
(Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל, 'God is my strength'), archangel who serves as a messenger to humans from God
(Wikipedia).
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Archandĕl Rafael
(Hebrew רָפָאֵל, Rāfāʾēl, "God Heals"), archangel, who performs all manners of healing.(Wikipedia).
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Svatý Kajetán
, born Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene (also Thiene) (1480 - 1547), founder of the order of the Clerics Regular, better known as the Theatines
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Svatý Florian
St. Florian (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).
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Svatý František z Pauli
(Italian: Francesco di Paola) (1416 - 1507), Italian mendicant friar and founder of the Order of Minims
(Wikipedia).
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Svatý Pavel
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).
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Svatý Petr
(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)
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Svatý František z Assisi
born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone (1181/82 - 1226), an Italian friar and preacher. He founded among others the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history
(Wikipedia).
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Svatý Filip z Neri
(Firenze 1515 - Roma 1595), known as Apostle of Rome, founder of the "Congregation of the Oratory"
(Wikipedia).
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Svatý Jan Nepomucký
(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)
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Svatá Terezie
born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (Gotarrendura, Ávila 1515 - 1582), prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun
(Wikipedia).
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Svatá Anna s Marií
mother of the Virgin Mary. She is often depicted with Mary as a child or a young girl
(Wikipedia).
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Svatá Cecílie
patron saint of musicians and Church music because as she was dying she sang to God
(Wikipedia).
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Svatý Jáchym
the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus
(Wikipedia).
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Svatý Vavřinec
(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
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Svatý Ondřej
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).
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Svatý Václav
(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).
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Svatý Leopold
(1073 - 1136), Margrave of Austria, 1095-1136. Patron saint of Austria
(Wikipedia).
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Andĕl od nebeské brány
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Archandĕl Michael
the Archangel, the field commander of the Army of God. He is often depicted slaying Satan represented as a dragon, and with a shield with text quis ut deus (Who is like God?, a literal translation of the name Michael).
(Wikipedia).
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