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The Mariensäule (lit. 'Mary's Column') is a Marian column located on the
The Mariensäule (lit. 'Mary's Column') is a Marian column located on the Marienplatz
Marienplatz (English: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158.
History
During the Middle Ages, markets and tournaments were hel ...
in Munich, Germany. Mary is revered here as '' Patrona Bavariae'' (Latin: Protector of Bavaria
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).
History
It was erected in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War, to be precise, following a respective vow by Duke Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria if the ducal residential cities of Munich and Landshut would be spared from war destruction. The column is topped by a goldenstatue
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of the Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
standing on a crescent moon as the Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven ( la, Regina Caeli) is a title given to the Virgin Mary, by Christians mainly of the Catholic Church and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism, Lutheranism, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
The Catholic teaching on this subject is expresse ...
, created in 1590. The figure was originally located in the Frauenkirche. ''Mariensäule'' in Munich was the first column of this type built north of the Alps
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and inspired erecting other Marian columns in this part of Europe.For more and detailed pictures of the column see the respective German language article on wikipedia.de.
Features
At each corner of the column's pedestal is a statue of a putto, created by Ferdinand Murmann. The four putti are each depicted fighting a different beast, symbolizing the city's overcoming of adversities: war represented by the lion, pestilence by the cockatrice, hunger or famine by the dragon and heresy by the serpent. The full inscription is as follows (with a translation)References
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