1754 - Statue of St. Anthony of Padua - Mokrovousy, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. Anthony of Padua
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/02/2021
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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 1754 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
DIVo sILencIarIo honorI CaVtoLq Vero faVtorI IIMor. XstrVXIt
St. Anthony of Padua was born in the end of the 12th century in a wealthy family of Lisbon, but devoted his life to church. As a young man, he left for a missionary journey to Morocco, Africa, but he was stricken down by a severe illness and was compelled to sail back. The stormy sea drove his ship to the Sicily Island from where Anthony journeyed to Assisi where he became a member of the Order of Grey Friars.
Even some alleged miracles are connected to his person; the best known legend speaks about Anthony's sermon on a Rimini beach where even fish put their heads out of water to hear the preacher's words.
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Socha svetce v témer životní velikosti v rouchu reholníka s odhalenou hlavou, krátce ostríhaných vlasu. V levé ruce drží knihu, na níž sedí nahé batole, pravou rukou žehná. Svetec se sklání k díteti, které k nemu vzhlíží, oba mají na hlave zlacenou vejírovitou svatozár. Socha spocívá na trojdílném kamenném podstavci s profilovaným soklem a deskovou rímsou, na dríku podstavce v obdélném rámu s vykrojenými rohy nápis s chronogramem.