1684 - Marian Column - Lanskroun, Czech Republic - Chronograms on Waymarking.com

Baroque sculpture was launched by a series of plague columns in the style of Prague's Bendl. The first column is the Lanškroun one, which was erected at the cost of the city in 1684. It was built by A. Castelli of Kyšperk (Letohrad), the scupltor was H. A. Beyerhoff and the stonemason was K. Wölff, both of whom were from Kladsko. The podium has several levels and is fitted with a prismatic base featuring inscriptions including the dedication inscription with a relief crown, the symbol of the city of Lanškroun.


The chronograms are located on the Marian Column. The Roman numerals of chronograms are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.

The year 1648 from the chronograms referring to erection of the column.

The chronograms:
DeVs pater Creator VnIVersorVM qVI est VIta nostra LIberet nos a peste // 1684
aVe fILIa DeI patrIs qVI per te sIt robVr nostrVM In neCessItatIbVs // 1684

DeIpara In sVbItIs IgnIVM CasIbVs LIberatrIX // 1684
aVrea DebetVr tIbI regIa Mater ab ILLIs pro qVIbVs a sVbIto protegIs Igne Lares // 1684
aVrI MaterIes an pVLChra sIt Igne probatVr qVID possIs aVro gratIae In Igne probas // 1684
Vt tIbI pro VarIo sInt gratI MVnere serVI sIt LanDskrona tVI tota Corona thronI // 1684
LanDskronae o VIrgo beneDICat CIVIbVs ILLe qVI sanCté In sanCtIs fIne Coronat opVs // 1684
DeVs pater DeVs fILIVs DeVs spIrItVs sanCtVs // 1684

saCrosanCtea VnItatI In sVbstantIa sanCrosanCtae trInItatIs In personIs Deo trIno aC VnI CIVItas LanDskronensIs // 1684
DeIparae VIrgInI sIne Labe orIgInaL ConCeptae a peste beLLo Igne serVatrICIs CIVItas LanDskronensIs // 1678

DeIpara genItrIX VItae MortIs et ContagIonIs profLIgatrIX // 1684
sI LICet Vt regnI LanDskrona Corona VoCetVr hIC pIa VIrgo tIbI trIpLa Corona DatVr // 1684
steLLea ConCLVsa DabItVr pro peste Corona noXIa ne noCeant sIDera VIrgo CaVes // 1684
restItVIs steLLas qVas traXIt CaVDa DraConIs hInC tIbI steLLatI est grata Corona poLI // 1684
et qVIa pestIfera LVe VeCta Venena CoerCes effera sVb peDIbVs CoLLa DraConIs habes // 1684

DeVs fILIVs qVI In fIgVra panIs est CIbVs noster erIpIat nos a faMe // 1684
aVe Mater DeI fILII qVI per te nos saLVet In trIbVLatIonIbVs // 1684

DeIpara sVorVM fLagrantIbVs beLLIs propVgnatrIX // 1684
LaVrea pro beLLIs tIbI DanDa Corona repressIs VICtrICes aqVILas thraCIa LVna fVgIt // 1684
annVs praeterItVs qVo Magna sVperbIa portae obseDIt portas CLara VIenna tVas // 1684
qVarta erat orta DIes post natae VIrgInIs ortVM porta stVpet LVnae robora fraCta sVae // 1684
soL abIgIt LVnas qVIa soLe nItesCIs aMICta ContrIta est pLantIs LVna sVbaCta tVIs // 1684


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V jihozápadní cásti námestí mariánský sloup spocívající na mohutném hranolovém stylobatu na trech stupních (1.stupen v úrovni dlažby). Na stylobatu dvoudílný sokl nesoucí podstavec ctvercového prurezu, s výrazne vyloženou profilovanou rímsou. Na podstavci osazen vysoký sloup s entazí, s korintizující hlavicí, nesoucí sochu Immaculaty. Na spodním dílu soku v rozvilinových kartuších latinské nápisy, na horním dílu soklu rovnež, na prední strane mestský znak – koruna na svinutém plátne. Nápisy obsahují chronogramy. Na zadní stene stylobatu letopocet opravy 1825. Socha Immaculaty v dynamickém šroubovitém postoji, s výrazným odklonením hlavy k pravému rameni, vysunutou pravou nohou ohnutou v koleni je rozmísteno osm osmibokých pilírku spojených retezy. Morový sloup je dílem sochare Adama Bayernhofa a kameníka Karla Wölfa z Kladska, r. 1684 za odvrácení moru a Turku.

Type of numerals used: Roman Text of the original chronogram: saCrosanCtea VnItatI In sVbstantIa sanCrosanCtae trInItatIs In personIs Deo trIno aC VnI CIVItas LanDskronensIs // and other - see Detailed Description Pure chronogram?: no Natural chronogram?: no Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link] English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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