Virgin Mary / Panna Maria - Immaculate Conception, Krenov, Czech Republic
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Baroque statue depicting Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary in front of the vicarage in Krenov (East Bohemia).
Waymark Code: WM10EBA
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/22/2019
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The Baroque sandstone statue located in front of the vicarage in village Krenov depicts the Virgin Mary holding in their arms the Baby Jesus. This depiction of Virgin Mary with the aureole, holding Baby Jesus in one hand and standing on a snake. Baby Jesus stabbs the snake with gilded spear. Such depiction is called as Immaculate Conception. The statue on the high, richly decorated Baroque pedestal comes from 1734 and it is a work one of the top Bohemian Baroque sculptors J.F. Pacák (1664-1742).
Mary was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth in Christian and Islamic scriptures. Catholicism and some other Christian traditions honor her as a special saint, the "blessed virgin," who hears and acts upon prayers. Bible stories in the books of Matthew and Luke tell of the angel Gabriel, announcing to Mary that the Holy Spirit will "overshadow" her and she will bear a holy child while still a virgin. Her fiancee, Joseph, decides at an angel's prompting not to break the engagement and marries the pregnant Mary. She gives birth to Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem. Mary follows Jesus during his adult ministry and is present at his crucifixion. The Acts of the Apostles lists her and Jesus' "brothers" among disciples who persevere after his death and resurrection, but whether these were Mary's own children is disputed. In Islam's holy book, the Koran, Mary's (Maryam's) story is in chapters 3 and 19. Allah, through an angel, declares Maryam "pure" and "exalted above all women," chosen to bear the prophet Jesus. She conceives simply by Allah's decree. In Christianity, Jesus is called the Son of God, divine as well as human. In Islam, he is human and decidedly not divine.
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic
Statue Location: in front of the Baroque building of the vicarage in Křenov village
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: J.F. Pacák
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.