The Plague Column , or Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate, is located in Šultysova street in Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is protected as an historic landmark. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Marian Plague Column in Olomouc
Marian columns are religious monuments built in honour of the Virgin Mary, often in thanksgiving for the ending of a plague or for some other help. The purpose of the Holy Trinity columns was usually simply to celebrate the church and the faith. However, the plague motif could sometimes play its role in their erection as well. Erecting religious monuments in the form of a column surmounted by a figure or a Christian symbol was a gesture of public faith that flourished in the Catholic countries of Europe especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thus they became one of the most visible features of Baroque architecture. This usage also influenced some Eastern Orthodox Baroque architecture.