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Jugovzhodna Slovenija

Kapiteljska ulica
(Kapiteljska Cerkev Sv. Nikolaja)

Anton Vovk

Vrba 1900 - Ljubljana 1963
auxiliary bishop of Ljubljana since 1946, bishop since 1959, and archbishop 1961
(Wikipedia)

Miha Kač
2003 (2012)

Description

Bronze bust of Archbishop Vovk to commemorate the fact that on 20 January 1952 Vovk was doused with gasoline and set alight by secret police agents at the Bršljin train station in Novo mesto.

Inscription(s)

ob 60. letnici
zažiga v novem
mestu postavila
stolna župnija
novo mesto,
20. 1. 2012

božju služabnik
NADŠKOF ANTON VOVK
1900-1963

in domino confido -
v gospoda zaupam!

At the 60th anniversary
of his burning in Novo
Mesto erected.
Cathedral,
Novo Mesto,
20. 1. 2012

Servant of God
ARCHBISHOP ANTON VOVK
1900-1963

In Domino confido -
I trust in the Lord!

Signature

M. Kač 2003

Sculptor

Miha Kač (Preserje pri Radomljah, Slovenian sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Simboli polpretekle zgodovine/Symbols of recent history, Blogspot [Sept. 2013].
Dolenjskilist.si, 21 Jan 2012, Slovesnost ob obletnici zažiga škofa Vovka.

Locatie (N 45°48'12" - E 15°9'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si043; Photograph: 9 September 2016
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