Statues of Saints Norbert, Wenceslaus and Sigismund
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The statues of Saints feature the Saint Sigismund I of Burgundy (left), Norbert of Xanten (middle), and Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia (Right). (Czech: Sousoší svatého Norberta, Václava a Zikmunda). These are sandstone sculptures installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, created by Josef Max and commissioned by the patron Dr. Jeronym Zeidler of the Strahov Monestary.[1]
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Inscriptions:
The inscriptions beneath them read the following:
"In memory of St. Norbert, a holy patriarch and canon of the Order of Premonstratensians and a patron of the Kingdom of Bohemia, in the year 1853, placed for the third time, with the statues of the venerable kings St. Wenceslas and St. Sigismund, under auspices of Jeroným Zeidler, abbot of Strahov."
"St. Wenceslas, martyr, prince and patron of Bohemia. The grace and consolation of the land."
"St. Sigismund, martyr, king of Burgundy, patron of Bohemia and eternal warrior of the Kingdom of Christ."[2]
The statues are of 30 baroque statues of saints and patron saints that were prominent around the years between 1683 and 1714 along the Charles bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.[2]
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