St Zdislava of Lemberk & Asteroid No. 5275 Zdislava - Krížanov, Czech Republic
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Bronze statue of St Zdislava of Lemberk (c. 1220-1252), a Czech saint of the Roman Catholic Church at main square of her hometown, Krížanov & Asteroid No. 5275 Zdislava named for her by its discoverer Z. Vavrova in 1986.
Waymark Code: WMRWW6
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/15/2016
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The memorial which was was unveiled on September 27, 2015 with the participation of thousands of pilgrims is dedicated to a Czech saint of the Roman Catholic Church, St Zdislava of Lemberk, who was born just in this city c. 1220. It consists of a fountain with a bronze statue of a girl leaving home. The statue is the work of a famous Czech sculptor Otmar Oliva. Along there is a periphery of the 12 pillars bearing architraves with inscriptions. Zdislava lived in the 13th century, famous for its care of sick.
Saint Zdislava of Krizanov is known as Zdislava Berka, Zedislava Berkiana, and Zdislava of Lemberk. St. Zdislava is the patron saint for troubled marriages and for people that are mocked for their faith. She is depicted as a Dominican with a cross wrapped with roses or filling the place of an ill person in bed. St. Zdislava's feast day is on January 1st. She was beatified by Pope Pius X on August 28, 1907 and canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 21, 1995 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Asteroid No. (5275) Zdislava = 1986 UU = 1986 XC1 = 1989 NF1
Discovered at Klet on 1986-10-28 by Z. Vavrova.
Named for Saint Zdislava (c. 1220-1252), a noblewoman who devoted her life to performing charity for the poor. She is the beloved saint of Marie Mácová, wife of an old schoolmate of the discoverer.
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