Svatý Zikmund - Praha, Czech republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
N 50° 05.420 E 014° 23.606
33U E 456611 N 5548850
Saint Sigismund of Burgundy (died 524 AD) was King of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. Baroque statue from the workshop of Baroque sculptor Matthias Wenzel Jäckel stands on the church facade.
Waymark Code: WMX242
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/16/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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"Svatý Zikmund († 1. kvetna 524) byl burgundský král od roku 516 až do své smrti. Stal se katolickým svetcem, mimo jiné je jedním ze zemských patronu Cech.

Zikmund byl synem burgundského krále Gundobanda. Než se stal králem, prestoupil od ariánství ke katolicismu. V roce 522 nechal zavraždit svého syna Sigerika (jenž proti nemu údajne mel vést intriky), ale pak svého cinu litoval: uchýlil se do kláštera Agaunum ve Švýcarsku, žil zde mnišským životem a modlil se, aby mu bylo odpušteno. O rok pozdeji se úcastnil boju vyvolaných nástupnickou krizí, byl zajat orleánským králem Chlodomerem a roku 524 byl zbaven trunu a i s celou rodinou zavražden vhozením do studny. Protože zemrel mucednickou smrtí, byl zanedlouho prohlášen za svatého.

Jeho kult v ceských zemích rozšíril král Karel IV., který v roce 1356 získal vetšinu jeho ostatku a prenesl je do Prahy do katedrály sv. Víta. Zikmund se pak stal jedním z ceských patronu. Jeho svátek se ve svete slaví 2. kvetna, v Cesku 30. dubna. V Polsku je sv. Zikmund patronem mesta Plock, v Itálii mesta Cremona."

zdroj: wikipedia (visit link)

"Sigismund (died 524 AD) was King of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. He was the son of king Gundobad, whom he succeeded in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle by Clovis' sons and Godomar fled. Sigismund was taken by Chlodomer, King of Orléans, where he was kept as a prisoner. Later he, his wife and children were executed. Godomar then rallied the Burgundian army and won back his kingdom. Meanwhile, Chlodomer ordered the death of Sigismund and marched with his brother Theuderic I, King of Metz, on Burgundy in 524."

source: wikipedia: (visit link)
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic

Statue Location: facade of the church

Entrance Fee: free

Artist: Matthias Wenzel Jäckel

Website: [Web Link]

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