It was built in 1765-72 as the initiative of the town in front of the parish church of Blessed Virgin Mary, where it replaced the older column from 1710. The original plaque column stands in front of the municipal office in Horná Ves. The magistrate commissioned with this demanding job two sculptor's studios - studio of Kremnica's burgher D.I. Staneti and Austrian sculptor M. Vogerle of Bruck. After the death of both masters the column was finished by A. Mayer, I. Götz and J. Jenitzer. The artistic value of this piece of art is amplified by its complex idea taking the protection against plaque into consideration together with the town's specifics (miners' and town patrons - St. Barbara, St. Catherine, St. Clement) with anti-reformation drive (St. Anthony of Padua, St. Joseph, St. Francis Xavier).
Larger-than-life statues of saints
Dedicated to st. Trinity and Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary St. Trinity (sitting God Father, Christ on his right, dove the symbol of the Holy Ghost) Archangel Gabriel (messenger, holding lily in his hand) Immaculata (Virgin Mary standing on the globe wound by a snake, gloriole around her head with 12 stars)
Miners' patrons
St. Catherine (atributes: wheel, book, martyr's veil and a sword)
St. Barbara (holding a tower, chalice and olive twig)
St. Clement (in papal dress, cross in one hand and crossed hammers in the other)
St. Joseph (foster father)
St. Anthony of Padua (holding Christ Child, Jesuit saint)
St. Francis Xavier
Protection against plaque
St. Sebastian
St. Rochus (pilgrim, holding a stick, bag on his shoulder)
St. Charles Borromeo
St. Rozalia
Reliefs
Annunciation
Bethrothal
David's sin
Escape from Egypt
Adoration of the Magi
Sacrifice
Fight of Jews against Amalekites
Out of view
Circumcision
Birth
Visitation Joseph and his brothers
Seraph - angel with head only
Putti - angel with body
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