Holy Trinity Column (Perchtoldsdorf)
The Trinity Column (also: Plague Column ) from Perchtoldsdorf in Lower Austria is located on the market square, was built in the 18th century and is a listed building. With the erection of the votive pillar , God the Father was to be made kind and thanked at the same time for his gentleness.
history
As early as 1706, pastor Maximilian Aunosky suggested the erection of a plague column . However, after the pastor's death, the project was not pursued any further. In 1712/13 the plague - see also the Great Plague from 1708 to 1714 - struck the east of Austria again. In contrast to other places in the area, Perchtoldsdorf was only slightly damaged and then his successor, Johann Daniel Bock, realized thanks to donations from Perchtoldsdorfer and many Viennese the project. The foundation stone of the Holy Trinity Column was laid on November 3, 1713, and the Benediction in June 1714 .
An extensive restoration took place at the end of the 19th century and a reconstruction was carried out on the assumption that it was a reconstruction of the presumed original character. Among other things, the balustrade was enlarged by means of found balusters and the stone figures depicting St. Augustine and St. Representing Anthony, added. Furthermore, the shaft, the reclining figure of St. Rosalia and the four angels holding shields and the figure of St. Leonhard completely renewed. The new blessing takes place on June 3, 1888 and the cost of 7,000 guilders was borne entirely by the anatomist and Wahl-Perchtoldsdorfer Joseph Hyrtl .
During the renovation in 1987/78, the four most endangered sculptures of saints (Sebastian, Johannes Nepomuk, Karl Borromäus and Franz Xaver) made of sandstone were replaced by artificial stone copies and the originals were placed in the former chapel in the defense tower so that they are protected from the weather . From autumn 2007, another extensive restoration took place, which cost almost 400,000 euros and was concluded with a festive service and a solemn blessing on August 31, 2008.
description
The baroque column, which is almost 12 meters high, was erected on the site of the pillory and faces south. The structure of the monument can be represented in three zones. The uppermost zone, that of heaven , is represented by the representation of the Trinity , i.e. the Trinity with God the Father, Son of God and the Holy Spirit . This group of figures is supported by a high column with a composite capital. At the foot of the column or in the upper area of the stepped pedestal , i.e. in the middle zone and so to speak at the interface between heaven and earth, there is a statue of Maria Immaculata between volutes and that of four "archangels" with signs ( Michael , Gabriel , Raffael and Uriel ) is flanked. The third zone - the secular - is the octagonal stone balustrade , so to speak , where the statues of St. Augustine , Sebastian , Leonhard , Karl Borromeo , Franz Xavier , Johann Nepomuk , Rochus and Antonius are enthroned on the balusters (starting from the south and clockwise). There is also a stone figure on the north side of the balustrade depicting a lying Rosalia , patroness against the plague. In front of the stone parapet there is a barrier with eight pillars, which are connected to each other with a massive iron chain and each of which is decorated with an ornate wrought iron lantern from the 19th century. There are inscriptions on three sides of the pedestal, including one expressing the gratitude of the Viennese who sought refuge in Perchtoldsdorf during the plague. On the south side of the pedestal there is a base relief depicting the plague in Vienna and which was probably originally intended for the Vienna plague column.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Wolfgang Klug: Baroque splendor of the plague column . In Perchtoldsdorfer Rundschau, 09.2008 ( online )
- ^ Dehio-Handbuch: Lower Austria, south of the Danube , part 2, p. 1656; Berger publishing house , Horn / Vienna 2003
Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '9.2 " N , 16 ° 15' 54.3" E