On the façade of one of the side chapels of the Niguliste Church are five stone statues:
(top center) Kristus / Christ
(top left) Matteus / St. Matthew, with an angel, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an angel. As patron saint of book-keepers, tax collectors and security forces, he is also depicted with writing utensils
(Wikipedia).
(top right) Markus / St. Mark, with a lion, one the four Evangelists. His attribute is a lion
(Wikipedia).
(on column left) Luukas / St. Luke, with a bull, one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an ox or bull, usually having wings
(Wikipedia).
(on column right) Johannes / St. John the Evangelist, with an eagle, conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John - considered to be the same person as John the Apostle
(Wikipedia).
