Holy Trinity Column (Poysdorf)
The Dreifaltigkeitssäule (also: plague column ) of Poysdorf in Lower Austria rises on Dreifaltigkeitsplatz above a four-sided curved pedestal in the middle of an eight-sided enclosure with stone bandwork and acanthus balustrade .
The pedestal has a rich relief decoration . These include depictions of Saints Franz Xaver and Rosalia , the crucifixion of Christ and the Poysdorf coat of arms as well as inscriptions from 1715, 1832 and 1932, including Rochus M. Mairhoffer von Wienn . The corners of the base are set with cherubim . Above there are stone figures of Saints Rochus , Sebastian , Karl Borromeo and Johannes Nepomuk .
The pedestal bears a cloud obelisk with inscriptions at the base and a group of figures crowning the Holy Trinity Mary at the top.
- Inscriptions at the base of the column
They immediately called the holy plague patron Das Gott vor Pestilenz Markhtpoysdorf would like to spare
And because Mariae put herself in the middle, her prayer also with God so Vill Vermoget
The honor now wonder, Halts Contumaz Orth Rein Drum Will With This Saul The Congregation Be Grateful.
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literature
- Evelyn Benesch, Bernd Euler-Rolle, Claudia Haas, Renate Holzschuh-Hofer, Wolfgang Huber, Katharina Packpfeifer, Eva Maria Vancsa-Tironiek, Wolfgang Vogg: Lower Austria north of the Danube (= Dehio-Handbuch . Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs. ). 2nd, unchanged edition. Berger, Horn et al. 2010, ISBN 978-3-85028-395-3 , p. 902 f.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 4.5 " N , 16 ° 37 ′ 45.3" E