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Svatá Barbora

Saint Barbara

early Christian saint and martyr; patron saints of miners.
(Wikipedia)

17th century sculptor
1680

Description

A sandstone statue of St Barbara on a new sandstone prismatic plinth with an adjoining new Tuscan column.
It is an early Baroque sculpture (dated 1680), relocated to its current site (it originally stood on U Havírny Street in Kutná Hora-Žižkov).

Inscription(s)

SUB TUO
PRÆSIDIO
1680

Under Thy
protection
1680

Artist

Unknown 17th century sculptor.

Sources & Information

Památkový katalog, socha sv. Barbory.
Ondřej Seifert & Naděžda Mottlová, Kutnohorské sochy světců. Kutná Hora, 2014 (PDF online, archived).

Location (N 49°56'55" - E 15°15'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czsc033; Photograph: 9 July 2026
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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