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St. Mary

The mother of Jesus Christ
(Wikipedia)

date?

Description

Stone statue of St. Mary on a large pedestal.

Inscription(s)

Old sign:

Aušros Vartai
šv. Kazimiero karstas ir Gedimino pilis,
amžiais lietuviams yra ir bus brangus

The Gates of Dawn
St. Casimir casket and Gediminas Castle
ages Lithuanians are and will be expensive ?

Three new signs:

„laisvę krauju atkovojome,
darbu išugdėme, vieningi
būdami išlaikysime
nepriklausoma tėvynę
lietuvąʺ

„neapleisk aukščiausias

mūsų

ir brangios tėvynėsʺ

lietuvos nepriklausomybės
22 metų sukakčiau paminėti
utenos kat. vyrų skyrius ir
utenos kat. moterų
draugija

Translation?

Quotation from a poem by
Maironis, Kur bėga Šešupė

22th anniversary of
Lithuanian independence
Utena Cath. men's section and
Utena Cat. women's
society

Depictions of Saint Mary

Saint Mary, as the mother of Jesus Christ, has a central role in the life of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic veneration of her as the Blessed Virgin Mary has grown over time both in importance and manifestation, not only in prayer but in art, poetry and music. She is usually depicted as a beautiful young woman, with a (blue) mantle. In the majority of the depictions she is having the Infant Jesus in her arms or on her lap.
Attributes of Saint Mary:

A crown of 12 stars (Relevation 12:1), sometimes 7 stars.
A royal crown, sometimes also a scepter: Mary Queen of Heaven.
Standing on a globe.
Standing on the crescent moon (Relevation 12:1).
Crushing the serpent (sometimes a dragon) under her feet. The serpent can have an apple in his mouth (Genesis 3:15). A special depiction is where Jesus impales the serpent with a spear-cross.
Flowers: Lily (symbol of virginity and purity), roses (Mary's mystical participation in the Holy Trinity as Heaven's Rose or Mystical Rose), iris or "Sword Lily" (emblem of Our Lady's Seven Sorrows), fleur-de-lis (resembling both the Iris and the Madonna Lily)

The Infant Jesus sometimes has some attributes too:

a crown and/or a royal orb (usually in combination with Mary as Queen of Heaven)
making a blessing gesture

Locatie (N 55°29'39" - E 25°36'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt005; Photograph: 12 July 2013
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