Plague Column (Maribor)
The Plague Column (
baroque art
in Slovenia.
The column is made entirely of white marble, and consists of an ornate rectangular pedestal that supports a
Virgin Mary, crowned with twelve stars and standing on the moon (a reference to Revelation 12:1).[1] At its base, the column is surrounded by six saints, to which the townspeople prayed for intercession:[2]
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Sebastian
- St. James
- St. Anthony of Padua
- St. Roch
- St. Francis Xavier
The monument was later surrounded by an ornamental stone fence.
References
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- ^ Revelation 12:1 at Scripture Text
- ^ Virtualni sprehod – Main square Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
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