Blessed Virgin Mary (Immaculata) - Bohdánkov, Czech Republic - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The Baroque statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception is located in the center of a small village Bohdánkov southwardly from Liberec. The statue comes from 1778 and it was sculpted in sculpture workshop of Chladek's family from nearby city Turnov. On the pedestal of the statue there are reliefs depicted St. Florian, St. Mary Magdalene and the Crucifixion of Jesus. The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is depicted here as the Immaculate Conception. She is praying and she has a gilded gloriole with 12 stars. She is standing on the globe and crushing a head of a sepent with her foot. Above the statue is installed small tinned roof, attached directly to the statue.

Virgin Mary

Mary, usually referred to by Christians as the Virgin Mary or Saint Mary, was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee, identified in the New Testament as the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Muslims also refer to her as the Virgin Mary or Syeda Mariam which means Our Lady Mary. In Islam she is the mother of the Prophet Jesus, Issa in the Arabic language. The New Testament describes her as a virgin (Greek parthénos). Christians believe that she conceived her son miraculously by the agency of the Holy Spirit. This took place when she was already the betrothed wife of Saint Joseph and was awaiting the concluding rite of Jewish marriage, the formal home-taking ceremony. Mary is also described in the Qur'an, the 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an Sura Maryam (Arabic: Suratu Maryam. It is named after Maryam, the Semitic name for Mary, Mother of Jesus (Issa).

The New Testament begins its account of Mary's life with the Annunciation, the appearance to her of the angel Gabriel heralding her divine selection to be mother of Jesus. However, early non-biblical writings state that she was the daughter of Joachim and Saint Anne. The Bible records Mary's role in key events of the life of Jesus from his virgin birth to his crucifixion. Other apocryphal writings tell of her subsequent death and bodily assumption into heaven.

A number of important doctrines concerning Mary are held by Christian churches. Primary among these are that Mary lived a sinless life, and that as mother of Jesus, she became Theotokos, literally the "God-bearer", or "Mother of God". This doctrine was confirmed by the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in the year 431. Christians of the major ancient traditions including the Catholic and the Orthodox offer prayers to God through Mary and venerate her as intercessor and mother of the church. Many Protestants, however, do not follow these devotions. Mary is also honoured in Islam as the virgin mother of Jesus. In Jewish Toledot Yeshu Jesus was recorded as the son of Mary and Joseph ben Pantera.

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Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: near the center of village Bohdánkov in Liberec region Entrance Fee: free Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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