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Święty Jan Nepomucen
Saint John of Nepomuk
1766
(Nepomuk c. 1345 - Praha 1393), confessor of the queen of Bohemia, refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. At the behest of King Wenceslaus of Bohemia he was thrown from the Charles Bridge in Prague and drowned. John of Nepomuk is patron saint of bridges (Wikipedia)
On the socle a double coat of arms of Franz von Götzen (1693-1738) and his wife Gräfin Liechtenstein; with the text
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Trójcę Świętą i Ukoronowanie NMP
Coronation of Saint Mary
1724
The Holy Trinity crowns Saint Mary.
On the socle a coat of arms with the tekst:
f.f. f.v. fitschen (Franziska Ferdinanda von Fitschen)
LaVs honor et gLorIa sIt
InfInIta sa...
... trIaDi...
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Pietà / Pieta
1655
The Pietà (Italian for pity) is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus
(Wikipedia).
On the socle a double coat of arms of Johann Georg Reichsgraf von Götzen (1623-1679) and his wife Maria Elisabeth Gräfin von Hoditz.
and the text
I.G. Graff vn
gotzen
Landeshavetman
zv glatz
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M.E. Gravin v.
gotzen
G. Gravin v. hodiz
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Chrystus na krzyżu z postacią Marii Magdaleny
Christ on the cross with Saint Mary Magdalen
1754
Crucifix on mount Golgotha, with Saint Mary Magdalen kneeling at the cross.
On the pedestal there is the coat of arms of the Graf von Herberstein (almost completely effaced) and there was a text:
Anno 1281 ist die Brücke gebautet,
anno 1701 den 22 August ist selbe erneuert worden
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Święty Wacław
Saint Wenceslas
1713
(c. 907 - 935), duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic
(Wikipedia).
S.
Wenzeslaus.
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Errichtet
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Jahre
1713
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Święty Franciszek Ksawery
Saint Francis Xavier
1714
(Javier, Navarra 1506 - São João Island, China, 1552), pioneering Roman Catholic missionary, co-founder of the Society of Jesus
(Wikipedia).
Large group with Saint Francis Xaver, standing on a mountain. At his feet a kneeling figure with a coat of arms. At the foot of the mountain three wounded men. On the mountain is a banderole with the text:
DeLeCto Iterata In LVe Magno SerVatorI
StatVaM In LapIDe ponIt Vrbs gLaCensIs
Each line is a chronogram, for 1713 and 1714 respectively.
Im Jahre 1714
von der Bürgerschaft Errichtet
Renovatum 1847 1882
1890 1920
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