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Ljubljanska vrata v ljubljanski stolniciLjubljana Door of the Ljubljana Cathedral |
Mirsad Begić
Borut Kamšek (founder) 1996 |
Bronze door of the Cathedral at the south side.
Text from the leaflet available in the church:
The door reveals the history of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana in the 20th century representing the bishops of that period. All the bishops with their pastoral staffs draw strength from Christ, who lies dead at their feet. In the left corner, above them a phoenix, the bird of immortality. At Christ's feet there is an amphora with water that symbolizes entering a sacred place and invites us to cleanse ourselves. The water from the amphora, on which there is another phoenix, also sustains the surrounding skulls and speaks about immortality.
The first of the bishops is Stanislav Lenič who was convicted and incarcerated during the communist regime, he sent two years in solitary confinement. Next to him is Archbishop Alojzij Šuštar, who contributed to democratization and independence of Slovenia. At his side is Jožef Pogačnik, the first Slovenian Metropolitan Archbishop. Next to him is exiled bishop Gregorij Rožman, At his side is Archbishop Anton Vovk, who was set on fire by the communists after the war. Above all of them is Anton Bonaventura Jeglič who crucially formed Slovenian national consciousness. Above the bishops reign the image of Mary, Help of Christians from Brezje, and over all of these the artists depicts in a special niche the Holy Trinity, the central mystery of Christianity.
The Holy Trinity |
Phoenix and Mary Help of Christians |
Stanislav Lenič
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Gregorij Rožman |
The Body of Christ |
Amphora and phoenix |
The Bishops
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