1769 - Statue of St. Martin - Manetin, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. Martin of Tours beside western side of Manetin town.
Waymark Code: WMZGQZ
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/10/2018
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Manetín is often called the "Baroque pearl of West Bohemia". The Baroque Manetín chateau, the former residence of the Lažanský family is the heart of this town. Manetín was first mentioned in written records in 1169 when King Vladislav II. There are also two churches . The one is dedicated to St. John the Baptist (
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The several Baroque sculptures of saints are located in a number of places in this town. The sculptures were created by artists from the mid 18th century - Joseph Herscher (
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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 1769 from the chronogram refers to erection of statue.
The chronogram: sanCte MartIne pa/ trone pIeora pro norIs/ nostrosqVe saLVos/ CV stoDI greges/orat / qVI ponebat antonIVs/ sChneIDer ConsVL Ma/ netIanae (3538=2*1769)
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Na podstavci stojí socha svetce v biskupském rouchu, pres které má prehozen plášt sepnutý sponou. Na hlave mitru, na prsou biskupský kríž, v pravé ruce drží knihu, levou podává nahému žebrákovi, který mu leží u nohou, bochánek chleba. Svetec se dívá pred sebe, hlava je mírne naklonena k pravému rameni. Pravou nohu má ve výrazném kontrapostu oprenou o stylisovaný balvan. Socha byla na místo prenesena na pocátku 80. let 20. století. Socha v životní velikosti, materiál: pískovec.
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