The Holy Trinity Column - Dolní Moravice, Czech Republic
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N 49° 58.682 E 017° 19.337
33U E 666499 N 5538772
The Holy Trinity Column - Dolní Moravice
Waymark Code: WM11JVF
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/03/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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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; he is nearly always shown with wings outspread. However depictions using three human figures appear occasionally in most periods of art.

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. However, in Eastern Orthodoxy the Ancient of Days is usually understood to be God the Son, not God the Father; early Byzantine images show Christ as the Ancient of Days, but this iconography became rare. When the Father is depicted in art, he is sometimes shown with a halo shaped like an equilateral triangle, instead of a circle. The Son is often shown at the Father's right hand.[Acts 7:56] He may be represented by a symbol—typically the Lamb (agnus dei) or a cross—or on a crucifix, so that the Father is the only human figure shown at full size. In early medieval art, the Father may be represented by a hand appearing from a cloud in a blessing gesture, for example in scenes of the Baptism of Christ. Later, in the West, the Throne of Mercy (or "Throne of Grace") became a common depiction. In this style, the Father (sometimes seated on a throne) is shown supporting either a crucifix or, later, a slumped crucified Son, similar to the Pieta (this type is distinguished in German as the Not Gottes), in his outstretched arms, while the Dove hovers above or in between them. This subject continued to be popular until the 18th century at least.

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Pískovcový "sloup" Nejsvetejší Trojice na stupnovitém trojbokém postamentu s okosenými nárožími, bohate dekorovaném reliéfní výzdobou, na nemž je vztycen trojboký pilír nesoucí sousoší Nejsvetejší Trojice a Panny Marie Immaculaty. Postament spocívá na stupnovité podeste. Na stranách prvního stupne postamentu tri reliéfy zobrazující sv. Jana Nepomuckého žehnajícího klecící královne Žofii, sv. Jana Sarkandra a figurální reliéf Boha Otce s klecící postavou sv. Františka z Paoly. Jednotlivé scény jsou umísteny v jakési divadelní scéne, horní cást lemována cabrakami. Strední cást postamentu je doplnena skupinami andílku v oblacích ze dvou stran a tretí, celní strana je opatrena reliéfem s postavou archandela Michaela, držícího v pravici mec a v levé ruce váhy, po stranách andílcí hlavicky. Tretí cást postamentu zdobí po stranách dva samostatné reliéfy: postava sv. Františka z Paoly v oblacích, v reholním rouchu, s knihou v levici a lilií v pravici, pod nohama kartuše s tesaným dvourádkovým nápisem: S. ANTONI / de PADUA. Po stranách svetcovy hlavy andílcí hlavicky, mezi nimi mušle. Druhý reliéf zachycuje postavu sv. Josefa s lilií v levé ruce, pravou se opírá o knihu na ionském sloupu, po pravé strane hlavy andílcí hlavicka a nad hlavou opet mušle. Pod nohama kartuše s nápisem: S. IOSEPH . Celní strana je pojata jako nika, puvodne kryta mríží (v soucasné dobe chybí). Trojboký pilír je z celní strany opatren reliéfní figurou sv. Jana Evangelisty. Pod jeho nohama kartuše s nápisem: S / IOANNES / EVAN . Na bocních plochách pilíre nápisy: FVNDATE E / LIGNO STATVIT / VOTOQVE WIL / HELMVS / FVNDANS PRO / CESSVM VIVA PRO / VOCETRIVNI / FVnDatr LT , druhý nápis: EX SAXO . / RIGENTI / INDIGNVS GENI / TVS FRANCISCVS / HOFFMAN ERE / XIT. / den 8 octobris / Ao 1752 . Na vrcholu pilíre osazeno sousoší sv. Trojice (typ Trun Boží Milosti ) a z druhé strany P. Marie Immaculata na oblacné základne, kolem andílcí hlavicky.
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic

Statue Location: in centre of village

Entrance Fee: free

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