St George / Sv. Jirí - Kopicuv statek, Kacanovy, Czech Republic
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Sandstone statue of Saint George, The Dragon Slayer (Sv. Jirí, drakobijec) from 1826 at Kopic's farm, a beuatiful sample of old traditional wooden architecture near village Kacanovy.
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Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/16/2020
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Kopic's farm is beuatiful sample of old traditional wooden architecture. The timbered, two-story farmhouse typical for the Jizera region was built in 1787 by Jirí Jiroš. In 1806 he commissioned a statue of his Patron Saint, St George (sv Jiri). The statue was sculpted by a local sculptor, Jan Chladek. The equestrian statue of St George with a spear in his hands stabbing a dragon is located just in front of the farm.
St George
Saint George (c. 275/281 – 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic (Western and Eastern Rites), Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox churches. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April, and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints.
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