Plague column

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Plague column in Wallerstein .
Left inscription:

“Here the dog watches, the arrows defend, [and] the lilies heal; so help lilies, arrows, [and] the dog. "

Dog (St. Rochus), arrows (St. Sebastian) and lilies ( St. Antonius ) are attributes of the saints, who are also invoked in plague and epidemics.
The chronogram on the right

"The wild plague is far from home and home"

results 1722.
Links of Saint Roche , the right of Saint Sebastian

Plague columns are monuments that remember the time of the plague or were donated as thanks for its extinction.

Plague columns usually represent the Holy Trinity , the Mother of God or other plague saints such as hll. Rosalia , Sebastian or Rochus . There are also so-called plague crosses . Columns of the plague were also popularly called "Holy Columns".

In the Baroque period , the first plague column of the Habsburg monarchy was erected on the Wiener Graben after the plague epidemic of 1679 subsided , and a large number of successors were built throughout the monarchy. These Trinity Columns, which shape the cityscape, can be seen as a symbol of the victory of Catholic Reform and Counter-Reformation over Protestantism , except as a votive donation after the plague has died out. In addition, the pillars represent a symbol of the country's affiliation to the Catholic monarchy of the Habsburgs, as evidenced by the iconography of the Vienna plague column. In some cases, however, it was not so much the piety of the founder that was in the foreground, but rather reasons for prestige or the desire to own a monument in the capital.

Many pillars of plague are dedicated to the Holy Mother of God because she is the advocate in times of need in the Catholic faith . Plague columns, which are dedicated to Mary (so-called Mariensäulen ), are also an expression of increasing devotion to Mary , as can be observed again and again after difficult times.

Plague columns can be found in:

Germany

Austria

Plague column at the Wiener Graben
Mödlinger Plague Column (1714)

Burgenland

Carinthia

Lower Austria

Upper Austria

Styria

  • Plague column in Seckau
  • Plague column in Leoben on the main square

Vienna

Romania

Switzerland

Slovakia

Plague column in Kremnica , Slovakia

Czech Republic

Plague column in Teplice , Czech Republic

Hungary

photos

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Plague column  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Columns of plague  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Winkelbauer : 1522–1699, freedom of classes and princely power. Countries and subjects of the House of Habsburg in the denominational age (= Herwig Wolfram (Hrsg.): Österreichische Geschichte. ). Part 2. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-8000-3987-7 , p. 189 ff.
  2. ↑ Bratislava - Morový STLP. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .