St. Sebastian / Sv. Šebestián - Dobríš (Central Bohemia)
N 49° 46.885 E 014° 10.232
33U E 440285 N 5514658
Depicted Baroque sandstone statue of St. Sebastian (Sv. Šebestián) you can find in the middle of the main public space of town Dobríš - Mírové námestí (Peace Square).
Waymark Code: WMM0QF
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/28/2014
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Depicted Baroque sandstone statue of St. Sebastian (Sv. Šebestián) you can find in the middle of the main public space of town Dobríš - Mírové námestí (Peace Square). Authorship of the statue from the 1st quarter of the XVIII century is unknown.
Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have been killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post and shot with arrows. This is the most common artistic depiction of Sebastian; however, he was rescued and healed by Saint Irene of Rome before haranguing the emperor and being clubbed to death. [wiki]
Socha sv. Šebestiána byla postavena byla na pamet morové nákazy, která Dobríš sužovala behem let 1713-1714 a pri níž zemrelo 150 osob. Socha byla nekolikrát premístována, dnes stojí na Mírovém námestí.