Socha sv. Heleny (Royal Ricc Hotel) - Brno, Czech Republic
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N 49° 11.554 E 016° 36.431
33U E 617097 N 5450106
Statue of Saint Helena in Brno
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Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/16/2014
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Saint Helena...
...was the consort of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of the emperor Constantine the Great, an important figure in the history of Christianity. She is traditionally credited with a pilgrimage to Syria Palaestina, during which she discovered the True Cross of Jesus's crucifixion. She is revered as a saint by the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, the Roman Catholic, the Lutheran, and the Anglican churches.
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Statue is placed at wall of hotel situated in an exquisite late-renaissance house with a significant facade dating back to 1595. It was commissioned by its Italian owner, Francesco Canevale, who acquired the building thanks to his marriage with a widow of a famous Italian stonecutter, Antonio Silva.
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