1713 - Gedenkstein / Memorial stone - Eggenburg, Austria
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N 48° 38.593 E 015° 48.856
33U E 559981 N 5388115
Chronogramm auf rotem Marmor in Kirche / Chronogram on red marble in church
Waymark Code: WM16D18
Location: Niederösterreich, Austria
Date Posted: 07/04/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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< DE >

In der St. Stephan Kirche in Eggenburg befindet sich dieser schöne Gedenkstein aus rotem Marmor. Er enthält lateinischen Text und in der 7. Zeile ein Chronogramm:

qvos natvra
nascendite mpore discordes
morbi. mortisqve genvs pares fecit
ambo ex variolis decessere.
ne varios miseriae hvmanae casvs experirentvr.
ambo mense

In qVo LILIa postre MoCaDVnt

qvorvm corpora variolis deformia haec terra.
animas vero
qvoniam macvlam non novervnt.
coelvm habet

Die Buchstaben des Chronogramms sind größer als die anderen und weisen (wie die Pestsäule in Eggenburg) auf das Jahr 1713 hin, in dem ein Ausbruch der Pest in Eggenburg verhindert werden konnte.

Was der Text genau bedeutet, konnte nicht eruiert werden. Aber das Jahr und das Wort "variolis" (Pocken) lassen einen Zusammenhang mit dem 1713 verhinderten Pestausbruch vermuten.

 
< EN >

In St. Stephen's Church in Eggenburg there is this beautiful memorial stone made of red marble. It contains Latin text and in the 7th line a chronogram:

qvos natvra
nascendite mpore discordes
morbi. mortisqve genvs pares fecit
ambo ex variolis decessere.
ne varios miseriae hvmanae casvs experirentvr.
ambo mense

In qVo LILIa postre MoCaDVnt

qvorvm corpora variolis deformia haec terra.
animas vero
qvoniam macvlam non novervnt.
coelvm habet

The letters of the chronogram are larger than the others and indicate (like the plague column in Eggenburg) the year 1713, when an outbreak of the plague in Eggenburg could be prevented.

What the text means exactly could not be determined. But the year and the word "variolis" (smallpox) suggest a connection with the plague outbreak prevented in 1713.

Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: In qVo LILIa postre MoCaDVnt

Pure chronogram?: no

Natural chronogram?: no

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed

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