1757 - Statue of St. Anne - Soutice, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. Anne in centre of Soutice village
Waymark Code: WM11NYH
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/23/2019
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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 1757 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram: haC ICone beata anna tepVteanI et nata MLaDota honorant
St. Anne also known as Ann or Anna, from Hebrew Hannah, meaning "favor" or "grace", of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ, according to Christian and Islamic tradition. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels, nor in the Qur'an. Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Protoevangelium of James (written perhaps around 150) seems to be the earliest that mentions them.
The general attributes of sculpture of St. Anne: Small Virgin Mary, book, lily
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Barokní pískovcová socha na hranolovém podstavci. Na jeho celní strane nápis a polychromovaný reliéfní aliancní znak. Socha zpodobnuje sedící sv. Annu, která k sobe privinuje stojící malou P. Marii. Datováno chronogramem do roku 1757.