Blessed Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Sorrows/ Panna Maria Bolestná) - Velké Horky, Czech Republic
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Baroque sandstone statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary from 1727 depicted in a popular catholic depiction as Our Lady of Sorrows on a cliff at a former fortress in local part of Stremice village - Velké Horky.
Waymark Code: WM1061J
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
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The Baroque sandstone statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located on a rock at a former fortress Velké Horky. The four meters high statue depicted in a popular catholic depiction as Our Lady of Sorrows comes probably from 1727 and it was made by the sculptor Josef Jelínek from Kosmonosy. The statue is registered in the Central List of Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic as Nr. 1000144315 - (
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Mary was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth in Christian and Islamic scriptures. Catholicism and some other Christian traditions honor her as a special saint, the "blessed virgin," who hears and acts upon prayers. Bible stories in the books of Matthew and Luke tell of the angel Gabriel, announcing to Mary that the Holy Spirit will "overshadow" her and she will bear a holy child while still a virgin. Her fiancee, Joseph, decides at an angel's prompting not to break the engagement and marries the pregnant Mary. She gives birth to Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem. Mary follows Jesus during his adult ministry and is present at his crucifixion. The Acts of the Apostles lists her and Jesus' "brothers" among disciples who persevere after his death and resurrection, but whether these were Mary's own children is disputed. In Islam's holy book, the Koran, Mary's (Maryam's) story is in chapters 3 and 19. Allah, through an angel, declares Maryam "pure" and "exalted above all women," chosen to bear the prophet Jesus. She conceives simply by Allah's decree. In Christianity, Jesus is called the Son of God, divine as well as human. In Islam, he is human and decidedly not divine.