Socha sv. Jana Sarkandra - Veverí, Brno, Czech Republic
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Socha sv. Jana Sarkandra na brnenském hradu Veverí
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Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/07/2014
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Tri kamenné sochy: sv. Jana Nepomuckého, sv. Jana Sarkandra a sv. Antonína Paduánského z 2. ctvrtiny 18. století zdobily most (vedoucí z príhrádku k britové veži a do areálu hradu) až do roku 1999, kdy si jejich kopie dalo zhotovit Vysoké ucení technické v Brne, jež bylo tehdy vlastníkem hradu Veverí.
Originály byly poté uloženy puvodne v depozitári VUT, dnes jsou jako zápujcka v hradním lapidáriu.
Kopie onech trí soch byly restaurovány v letech 2010-2011 a znovu osazeny zpet na stavebne zpevnený a restaurovaný most z roku 1896. Chybí socha sv. Floriána, z níž zustalo jen torzo poté, co spadla v blíže neurcené dobe za neznámých okolností z mostu do príkopu a znacne se poškodila. Její restaurování se zatím neuskutecnilo.
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Saint John Sarkander...
...was a Polish and Moravian priest.
Jan Sarkander was born into a Silesian (Bohemian-Polish) family, father Gregory Matthias Sarkander and mother Helena née Górecka of Kornicz (Kornitz), at Skoczów in Duchy of Teschen (Silesia).
He studied since 1597 at the University of Olomouc and then since 1600 at the Charles University in Prague, where he became doctor of philosophy. Later, he studied theology at University of Graz. He was ordained in 1609 and worked in Holešov from 1616.
Relief of torturing of John Sarkander on torturing rack at Sarkander's gravestone
In 1620, during the ongoing Bohemian Revolt, Sarkander was by Protestant Moravian Estates accused of betrayal and tortured in Olomouc prison, partially due to his refusal to divulge what was said in confession. Today the St. Jan Sarkander chapel stands on the place of his torture. The original torturing rack and Sarkander's gravestone are preserved here. Sarkander was canonized by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Olomouc in 1995.
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