St. Monica on St. Thomas Church / Sv. Monika na kostele Sv. Tomáše - Moravské námestí (Brno)
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Depicted Baroque statue of St. Monica (Sv. Monika), one of patron saints of the Augustinian order, decorates front facade of the Church of St. Thomas (Chrám Sv. Tomáše) in Brno.
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Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/15/2015
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Depicted Baroque statue of St. Monica (Sv. Monika), one of patron saints of the Augustinian order, decorates front facade of the Church of St. Thomas (Chrám Sv. Tomáše) in Brno.
The statue was sculpted by Jan van der Furth in 1674–1676.
Saint Monica (331–387), also known as Monica of Hippo, (Be. Timaniket) was an early Christian saint and the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honoured in most Christian denominations, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, particularly the suffering caused by her husband's adultery, and her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, who wrote extensively of her pious acts and life with her in his Confessions. Popular Christian legends recall Saint Monica weeping every night for her son Augustine. [wiki]
Monumental Baroque Church of St. Thomas (Chrám Sv. Tomáše), the key architectonic element of Moravské námestí (Moravian Square), is one of the most important Catholic churches in Moravian metropolis Brno. The full name of the church is "chrám Zvestování Panny Marie a svatého Tomáše apoštola" (The church of the Annunciation of Virgin Mary and the St. Thomas the Apostle).