Immaculata (Plague Column of the Virgin Mary) (Košice)

 monument, column

The Immaculata Statue is a beautiful Baroque-style sculptured monument. It commemorates the plague from the years 1710 -1711 and is dated from 1720 - 1723. Its architectonic base was designed by the Kosice master Tomas Tornayosi and the sculpture by the sculptor Griming. The statues on the pillars of the fence were made by sculptor L. Hild of Sopron. During the Second World War the Statue was damaged and in the years 1949 - 1951 and 1971 - 1972 it was restored.
It is a 14 m high column on the stone base with sculptures of Josef, Sebastian and Ladislav. On the top there is the sculpture of Virgin Mary. On the pillars of the fence there are sculptures of St. Gabriel, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Margita, St. Michael the archangel and St. Barbora.