St John the Baptist (Sv. Jan Krtitel) - Sekerice, Czech Republic - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Baroque statue of St John the Baptists from 1781 in a village Sekerice (East Bohemia) depicts him in a typical iconographic portrayal, i.e. with a lamb at his side and a cross with his hand. According to a Latin inscription it was commissioned and donated by a priest Jan Kuzel from nearby village Zlunice.

St John the Baptist

Cousin of Jesus Christ. Son of Zachary, a priest of the order of Abia whose job in the temple was to burn incense; and of Elizabeth, a descendent of Aaron. As Zachary was ministering in the Temple, an angel brought him news that Elizabeth would bear a child filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment of his birth. Zachary doubted and was struck dumb until John’s birth.
John began his ministry around age 27, wearing a leather belt and a tunic of camel hair, living off locusts and wild honey, and preaching a message of repentance to the people of Jerusalem. He converted many, and prepared the way for the coming of Jesus. He Baptized Christ, after which he stepped away and told his disciples to follow Jesus.
Imprisoned by King Herod. He died a victim of the vengeance of a jealous woman; he was beheaded, and his head brought to her on a platter. Saint Jerome says Herodias kept the head for a long time after, occasionally stabbing the tongue with his dagger because of what John had said in life.

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Baha'i Faith, Islam, Assyrian Church of the East, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Mandeanism Statue Location: in the centre of village Sekeřice near Jičín (East Bohemia) Entrance Fee: free Artist: unknown Website: Not listed

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