Sv. Barbora - Lovosice, okres Litomerice, CZ
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N 50° 30.812 E 014° 03.236
33U E 432923 N 5596158
Barokní socha svaté barbory u kostela svatého Václava / Baroque statue of St. Barbara at the church of St. Wenceslas.
Waymark Code: WMKG6T
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/11/2014
Views: 63
Saint Barbara, Feast Day December 4, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in Nicomedia, present-site Turkey or in Heliopolis in Egypt. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings, nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology. Her name can be traced to the 7th century, and veneration of her was common, especially in the East, from the 9th century.
Attributes: Three-windowed tower, palm, chalice, lightning, a crown of martyrdom
Patronage: Armourers, Architects, Artillerymen, Mathematicians, Prisoners
Source: wikipedia
Associated Religion(s): Roman - Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy
Statue Location: near the church
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: unknown
Website: Not listed
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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.