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Capistrankanzel

Capistrano Pulpit

Saint John of Capistrano
(1386 - 1456)
Franciscan friar from Italy. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname 'the Soldier Saint' when in 1456 at age 70 he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire. He is canonized in 1690
(Wikipedia)

Johann Joseph Resler
1738

Beschreibung / Description

Stone statue of Saint John of Capistrano with a cross flag standing on the body of a fallen Turk. Above him the IHS symbol and angels.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

S. JOANNI A CAPISTRANO
ord. min. s. FRANCISCI reg. observ.
prodigiose e lapideo hoc suggestu an. 1451 ecclesiasti
orthodoxæ fidei lumini, hæreticorum vindici;
in virtute ss. nominis IHS turcarum fulmini;
provinciæ franciscano-austriacæ: suoque fundatori
in honoris tesseram
vetus hoc monumentum quasi collapsum
coventus ff. minorum ad s. hieronymum.
beneficorum adjutus subsidiis,
majorum templi et urbis permissu
restItVIt, InnoVaVIt:
et apposIta noVa tantI Contra ottoManos
heroIs statVa DeCoraVIt.

Last lines chronogram 1738

Künstler*in / Artist

Johann Joseph Resler, also Rößler, Roehsler (St. Ulrich, Wien 1702 - Josefstadt, Wien 1772), Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 48°12'30" - E 16°22'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi056; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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