Holy Trinity statuary - Rychnov nad Knežnou, Czech Republic - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The beautiful Baroque statuary of the Holy Trinity made of sandstone can be found at the crossing of four streets - Smetanova, Nad zvonicí, Kaštany and Kolowratská, just outside the walls of the gardens of the local castle. It presents one of the typical depiction of the motif. The Father (God) and the Son (Jesus) are sitting on the "heaven's" throne holding a scepter and a croos, respectively, while a dove representing the Holy Spirit is flying above them. On the pedestal of the statuary there is a Latin sign/prayer in which is hidden a chronogram. From the chronogram one can derived date of the creation of the statuary, i.e. 1779.

The Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity, one of the most important in mainstream Christian faith, teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one divine Being called the Godhead.

The Trinity is most commonly seen in Christian art with the Spirit represented by a dove, as specified in the Gospel accounts of the Baptism of Christ; it is nearly always shown with wings outspread.The Father and the Son are usually differentiated by age, and later by dress, but this too is not always the case. The usual depiction of the Father as an older man with a white beard may derive from the biblical Ancient of Days, which is often cited in defense of this sometimes controversial representation. The Son may be represented by a symbol—typically the Lamb or a cross—or on a crucifix, so that the Father is the only human figure shown at full size.

Associated Religion(s): Christian, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Statue Location: outside the walls of the castle, next to road on Smetanova street Entrance Fee: free Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.

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