St. Vitus // sv. Vít - Nalžovské Hory, Czech Republic
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N 49° 19.750 E 013° 32.821
33U E 394428 N 5465064
The statue of St. Vitus - the patron of Bohemia, Prague, Rijeka
Waymark Code: WM137C7
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/03/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
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Vitus, according to Christian legend, was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of medieval Roman Catholicism. Saint Vitus' Day is celebrated on 15 June. In places where the Julian Calendar is used, this date coincides, in the 20th and 21st centuries, with 28 June on the Gregorian Calendar.

In the late Middle Ages, people in Germany celebrated the feast of Vitus by dancing before his statue. This dancing became popular and the name "Saint Vitus Dance" was given to the neurological disorder Sydenham's chorea. It also led to Vitus being considered the patron saint of dancers and of entertainers in general.

Vitus is considered the patron saint of actors, comedians, dancers, and epileptics, similarly to Genesius of Rome. He is also said to protect against lightning strikes, animal attacks and oversleeping. Vitus is the patron saint of the city of Rijeka in Croatia; the towns of Ciminna & Vita in Sicily, Forio on the Island of Ischia, in Campania, Italy; the contrada of San Vito, in Torella dei Lombardi, in Avellino, Italy; the town of Rapone, Italy; the town of Winschoten[citation needed] and the Gooi region in the Netherlands, the Italian colony of San Vito (Costa Rica) in Costa Rica, and the town of St. Vith located in Belgium.

The general attributes of sculpture of St. Vitus: palm tree, cauldron, rooster, rooster on book or lion, crown, bread

Source and more information: (visit link)

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Svatý Vít (latinsky Vitus „veselý“) (okolo 297 Mazara Sicílie– okolo 304 Lukánie), byl svetec ze Sicílie. Je uctíván jako jeden ze ctrnácti pomocníku, zemrel jako mucedník roku 303. Svátek sv. Víta slaví katolická církev 15. cervna, pravoslavná církev podle juliánského kalendáre 28. cervna.

Podle legendy byl Vít synem bohatého pohanského Sicilana jménem Gelas, jeho kojná Crescentia a ucitel Modestus jej však tajne vychovávali krestansky. Chlapci melo být sedm let, podle nekterých legend dvanáct, když se vše prozradilo. Odmítl se vzdát své víry a utekl ze Sicílie spolecne s vychovatelem Modestem a chuvou Crescencií do Lukánie v jižní Itálii. Na úteku mel údajne dojít až do Ríma, a tam Vít zbavil syna císare Diocletiana posedlosti démonem, když mu na hlavu vložil své ruce. Avšak pro svou vytrvalost v krestanské víre byl presto nakonec popraven.

Když odmítl vzdát se své víry, byl prý na príkaz samotného císare Diocletiana se svými vychovateli uvržen do kotle s vroucím olejem, smulou a olovem, ale jeho svatost jej osvobodila. Poté byl predhozen lvum, kterí ho nesežrali, ale na znamení pokory mu olizovali nohy. Když trí sicilští mucedníci Vít, Modest a Crescencie, útrapy prestáli, byli nakonec stati. Andel však prenesel jejich tela zpet do Lukánie, aby tam mohli spocinout ve vecném pokoji.

Obecné atributy vyobrazení sv. Víta: palmová ratolest, kotel, kohout, kohout na knize ci lev, koruna, chléb

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Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic

Statue Location: top of Halda hill, beside Outdoor Stations of the Cross

Entrance Fee: free

Website: [Web Link]

Artist: Not listed

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