Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The construction of the Chucht of Saint Barbara (also called cathedral) began in the year 1388, but was interrupted on several occasions. As a result of the Hussite Wars, work was halted for more than 60 years, until 1482. In 1588, construction had to be halted due to a lack of funds, with the result that the church was covered with a temporary partition wall. The final phase of construction lasted from 1884 to 1905. The western front was then rebuilt according to the design of Josef Mocker and was completed in 1898. Many of the statues and architectural sculptures are 19th-century replacements, even though they are now regarded as an integral part of the church. They were made in the stonemasons' workshop of Josef Uzel by, amongst others, Jindřich Václav Čapek, Čeněk Vosmík and Jan Kastner

Svatý Václav / Saint Wenceslas (c. 907 - 935), duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic (Wikipedia).	Above entrance: Mary with child	Top gable: Svatá Barbora / Saint Barbara known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr (Wikipedia).. She is depicted with a church model. Sculpted by Čeněk Vosmík, 1896
SW corner: Svatý Prokop / Saint Procopius St Procopius of Sázava (died March 25, 1053), Czech saint, founding abbot of Sázava near Prague (Wikipedia).	North-east side: Svatá Barbora / Saint Barbara She is here also depicted with a church model.	Coat of arms of Kutná Hora, with two knights as supporters.

South-east side Svatý Václav / Saint Wenceslas (c. 907 - 935), duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic (Wikipedia). and the coat of arms of the Smíšků family of Vrchovišt, with an angel with text: (Insigno) nobilis Domini Michaelis de Vrchovišt tunc tempore monet... in Montibus Kuthnis quoque directoris fabricae, (znak) slovutného pána Michala z Vrchovišt

Historical coat of arms of Kutná Hora, with two miners as supporters.

Artists

• Unknown 19th century sculptor.
  
• Čeněk Vosmík (Humpolec 1860 - Praha 1944) , Czech sculptor and restorer (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Chrám svaté Barbory.

Tags

Location (N 49°56'41" - E 15°15'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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