Holy Trinity sculpture group
Statue, monument, memorial plaque
"The medieval settlement that developed on and around the castle hill, which preserves traces of ancient settlements, was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary for three centuries from the 16th century. The Trinity statue group was erected in the 18th century on the former market square on the banks of the Danube from a city vow made in connection with the plague epidemic that devastated the area in 1713. The column rising in the middle of the statue group, carved from limestone and surrounded by a baluster fence, features a symbol of the Trinity with a gilded halo. On the pedestal of the column are smaller figures, and within the area surrounded by the fence, larger Baroque figures, also carved from limestone, and saints, can be seen, including King Saint Stephen, who offers the Holy Crown to the Virgin Mary." ; The plague column and sculpture group, built in memory of the plague epidemic of 1710-1713, and later supplemented and renovated with additional figures, were created by the stonemason Martin Victor from Hainburg and the sculptor József Sartory (Josef /Jozef Sartory) (1728-1789). It is possible that other artists besides them contributed to the creation of the column and the sculptures. ; Three reliefs can be seen on the pedestal: ; - The giving of the last anointing ; - The enthronement ; - Saint Rosalia ; According to the inscription on the edge of the relief depicting the giving of the last anointing, the monument was donated by Ágost Keresztély (Christian August von Sachsen - Zeitz). ; The sculptures on the pedestal: ; - Saint Charles Borromeo (with a double cross) ; - Saint Rókus (with a wound on his knee) ; - Saint Andrew (with the Andrew's cross) ; The secondary figures around the column: ; - Saint Stephen offering the crown ; - Virgin Mary (Maria Immaculata) ; (The two statues taken together mean: Saint Stephen offering the crown to the Virgin Mary.) ; The statues and reliefs on the pedestal were made around 1760, while Saint Stephen and Virgin Mary placed on a separate column were made around 1780.