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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Mystery Saint

A CORRESPONDENT ASKS if anyone can identify this statue.



He writes:
“We believe the statue in the attached picture is a depiction of St. Casimir (it is a Polish Church). The wood pedestal it stands on has “SK” engraved on it for possibly a Polish spelling of Casimir (Kazimierz). The only reason for us to believe the statue might be a different saint is that he is holding a palm, and not a lily, as I have seen in other Casimir statues.”
Does anyone have any ideas?
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5 comments:

  1. Tina aka SnupnjakeThursday, April 09, 2009 10:54:00 PM

    At first glance I thought it was St. Louis. Ask the people over at Fr. Z's place.

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  2. KestrelFriday, April 10, 2009 8:48:00 AM

    the palm is the symbol of a martyr...doesn't that leave out Casimir and St. Louis?

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  3. KestrelFriday, April 10, 2009 3:56:00 PM

    look at the statue in St John Nepomuk Chapel of Ste Ludmilla, note the same green palm is this a younger St. Wenseslaus?

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  4. Adam SchwendMonday, April 13, 2009 8:39:00 AM

    The palm is puzzling. Everything else, including the fact that this is a Polish parish, points to Casimir.

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  5. MarkMonday, April 13, 2009 2:40:00 PM

    Do you think it might be St. Alban? He can be depicted with a sword and palm.

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