Saint Notburga (Svatá Notburga) - Nové Dvory, Czech Republic - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The sandstone statue of Saint Notburga Notburga of Rattenberg (or Notburga of Eben) stands at the east side of the entrance to the Baroque Dominican monastery in a small town Nové Dvory just a few kilometers eastward from Kutná Hora. The early Baroque statue depicts Saint Notburga in a simple dressholding in one hand clay jug and a lof of bread in thr other one. On a simple pedestal there is just a sign "St Notburga".

Biography

Saint Notburga (c. 1265 – 1313) is also known as Notburga of Rattenberg or Notburga of Eben. She was an Austrian saint from modern Tyrol. She is the patron saint of servants and peasants.

As a young girl, Notburga, the niece of the Frankish princess (Saint) Plectrudis, manifested an extraordinary innocence and purity and a deep love for Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Notburga subsequently entered the convent of "Saint Mary in the Capitol," a religious community founded in Cologne, Germany by Plectrudis. Here Notburga became known for her fervor, her dedication to prayer and self-denial, and her exacting fidelity to the convent's rule. Notburga's peace in the convent was disturbed for a time by relatives who wanted her to leave the cloister and marry, but she resisted their efforts and persevered in her religious consecration. She died as she had lived, with a pure and unblemished heart. As Notburga's body was being carried in procession to Cologne's cathedral church of Saint Peter, the cortege crossed paths with the cortege of a dead man being brought to his grave. As her body neared his, the man was raised to life.

Patroness of poor peasants and servants in the Tyrol. Born in Rattenberg, in the Tyrol, she was the daughter of peasants. At eighteen she became a servant in the household of Count Henry of Rattenberg When Notburga repeatedly gave food to the poor, she was dismissed by Count Henry's wife, Ottilia, and took up a position as a servant to a humble farmer. Meanwhile, Henry suffering a run of misfortune and setbacks, wasted no time restoring Notburga to her post after his wife died. Notburga remained his housekeeper for the rest of her life, and was famous for her miracles and concern for the poor.

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Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Church Statue Location: in the yard of a Dominican monastery in Nové Dvory near Kutná Hora Entrance Fee: free Website: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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