1751 - Statue of St. Anthony of Padua - Nový Jicín, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. Anthony of Padua
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Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/09/2023
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The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1751 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
honorI sIngVLarIs patronIsVI DIVI antonII statVaM ereXIt paVLVs CIrps
St. Anthony of Padua was born in the end of the 12th century in a wealthy family of Lisbon, but devoted his life to church. As a young man, he left for a missionary journey to Morocco, Africa, but he was stricken down by a severe illness and was compelled to sail back. The stormy sea drove his ship to the Sicily Island from where Anthony journeyed to Assisi where he became a member of the Order of Grey Friars.
Even some alleged miracles are connected to his person; the best known legend speaks about Anthony's sermon on a Rimini beach where even fish put their heads out of water to hear the preacher's words.
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Socha sv. Antonína Paduánského je osazena na ctyrbokém odstupnovaném podstavci. Hlavní cást podstavce je mírne stlacená, s naznacenými postranními volutami, na celní ploše s nápisem a chronogramem v jednoduché kartuši. Podstavec je ukoncen profilovanou rímsou a krycí deskou modelovanou zvonovnicí. Na zadní strane spodní cásti podstavce je umísten nápis svedcící o oprave. Svetec je oden v tradicním mnišském rouchu, stojí v mírném kontrapostu, nese na pravém predloktí malého Ježíška. Hlavy obou postav doplnují kovové pozlacené paprskovité svatozáre.