Cross at Church of the Nativity of Virgin Mary / Kríž u kostela Narození Panny Marie - Príbor (North Moravia)
N 49° 38.367 E 018° 08.703
34U E 293881 N 5502458
Depicted stone Crucifixion, erected in 1852, is located close to the parish Church of the Nativity of Virgin Mary (Kostel Narození Panny Marie) in historic centre of town Príbor.
Waymark Code: WMQ7T1
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/05/2016
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Depicted stone Crucifixion, erected in 1852, is located close to the parish Church of the Nativity of Virgin Mary (Kostel Narození Panny Marie) in historic centre of town Príbor.
The marble Classicist Crucifixion stands on massive over 2 meters high tiered stone pedestal. Local burhgers, Jan and Barbora Raška, have sponsored the Cross in a memory of their son Antonín, who took monastic vows in 1852.
Monumental Church of the Nativity of Virgin Mary (Kostel Narození Panny Marie), for a far visible landmark of town Príbor, is not only "living" textbook of architectural styles, but also parish church of local Roman Catholic parish.