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Mariensäule
Sign in to savethumb|Mariensäule on Marienplatz. thumb|Virgin Mary atop the Mariensäule. thumb|Putto fighting a dragon. The Mariensäule (lit. 'Mary's Column') is a Marian column located on the Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. Mary is revered here as Patrona Bavariae (Latin: Protector of Bavaria).
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- 1638
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- Named after
- Mary
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Munich
- Location
- Altstadt (Munich)
- Dedicated to
- Mary
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- Mariensäule und Türme der Münchner Frauenkirche.jpg
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thumb|Mariensäule on Marienplatz. thumb|Virgin Mary atop the Mariensäule. thumb|Putto fighting a dragon. The Mariensäule (lit. 'Mary's Column') is a Marian column located on the Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. Mary is revered here as Patrona Bavariae (Latin: Protector of Bavaria).
==History== It was erected in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War, following a 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 golden statue of the Virgin Mary standing on a crescent moon as the Queen of Heaven, 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 and inspired erecting other Marian columns in this part of Europe.
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