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Monumental Religious Statues

Statues of religious figures set against notable architecture, portraying spiritual significance and historical context.

Mosaic, Jasna Gora Monastery, Steeple, Black Madonna home, Poland. Black Madonna is a Polish symbol discovered Jerusalem 326 AD.

St, Adalbert, (Bishop of Prague) 1709, Charles IV Bridge, Prague,

Statue of pope John Paul II by Saint Stanislaus church (na Skalce) and Paulinite monastery, Krakow, Poland

Germany, Beuerberg, Statue of Virgin Mary with child Jesus in front of monastery

mit bunten Ostereiern geschmückter Osterbrunnen am Marktplatz in Gräfenberg in der Fränkischen Schweiz, Bayern, Deutschland *** with colourful Easter eggs Geschmückter Osterbrunnen on Marketplace in Gräfenberg in the Franconian Switzerland, Bavaria, Germany

Luther statue with Evang. Stadtkirche Sankt Marien, Wittenberg The city church of St. Marien is the preaching church of Martin Luther and the mother church of the Reformation. Here the reformer Martin Luther and the first Evangelical pastor Johannes Bugenhagen sermons.

Wildflecken. Maria Ehrenberg. Stairway to the pilgrimage church from 1736. 254 steps and three Marian figures by Joseph Guidobald Licht, alluding to the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Rosary. The pilgrimage church in the background

Germany, Hamburg, Barbarossa statue and St. Catherine's Church

Skulptur Mutter Baar Figurengruppe der Mutter Baar und die Katholische Kirche St. Johann in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland Group of statues depicting the mother Baar and Parish Church St. Johann Saint John Baptist in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany *** Sculpture Mother Baar Group of statues depicting the mother Baar and the Catholic Church St Johann in Donaueschingen, Baden Württemberg, Germany Group of statues depicting the mother Baar and Parish Church St Johann Saint John Baptist in Donaueschingen, Baden Württemberg, Germany

Mosaic, Jasna Gora Monastery, Steeple, Black Madonna home, Poland. Black Madonna is a Polish symbol discovered Jerusalem 326 AD.

Figure group of Mother Baar and the Catholic Church of St. Johann in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Saint Joseph With Christ Child On Josephs Fountain and Tiengen Castle in Tiengen, Waldshut Tiengen, Baden Württemberg, Germany Saint Joseph on Joseph S Fountain Josephs Fountain and Tiengen Castle in Tiengen, Waldshut Tiengen, Baden Württemberg, Germany

Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Black Forest, Freiburg, Münsterplatz, patron saint column with Bishop Lambert.

Nepomuk statue on the main square with town parish church, Bad Leonfelden, Muehlviertel region, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

doce apostoles, basilica de los santos Pedro y Pablo, 1597-1619, Cracovia, Polonia, eastern europe.

Saint Joseph with Christ Child on the Joseph Fountain and the Castle in Tiengen, Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Marian figure on Marian column, maypole, bell tower of the market church St. Veit, Marienplatz, market square, Dorfen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Czech Republic, Bohemia, Prague, Charles Bridge, Statue of St Anthony of Padua.

Virgin Mary on top of the Marian column located on the Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. (Large format sizes available)

Croatia, Zagreb, Old town, Ceremonial guards and Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside Catholic cathedral.

Europe, Croatia, Zagreb. Golden gilt statue of Virgin Mary outside Cathedral of Zagreb. School children wait on fountain surround

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Twelve apostles, Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, 1597-1619, Krakow, Poland, Eastern Europe.

Overview of the pilgrimage site of Gößweinstein in Franconia with a Christian cross on the right edge of the picture and a blue overview of the pilgrimage site of Gößweinstein in Franconia with a Christian cross on the right edge of the picture and blue, cloudless sky in beautiful summer weather

Figure of Christ outside Zagreb Cathedral in Croatia.

Figure of Christ outside Zagreb Cathedral in Croatia.

Belgium, Bruges, statue of Jesus on the cross on the wall of a church of Belgium, Bruges, statue of Jesus on the cross on the wall of a church

Madonna and child with floral decorations on a half-timbered house in Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Maria Immaculata, figure on the market fountain, marketplace, Volkach, Landkreis Kitzingen county, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, southern Germany, Germany, Europ, Europe

War memorial with statue of the Virgin Mary at St. Stephan's Church, Rettenberg, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Crucifixion Group, Cathedral, Horsteberg, Muenster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Easter fountain, Freystadt, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Figures of saints on the facade of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Adalbert (Gniezno Cathedral; Archcathedral of Gniezno; Primate's Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady; Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP) in Gniezno (Gniezno) in the Wielkopolska Voivodeship of Poland

Carved wood figure of the Virgin Mary on the roadside, Ruhpolding, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Germany, bavaria, Munich, Statue of Virgin Mary

Weathered figure of an apostle in the historic cemetery of the pilgrimage church of Maria Loreto in Starý Hroznatov, Altkinsberg, Cheb district, Cheb, Bohemia, Egerland, Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Europe

Göttweig Abbey, Corpus Christi Procession Furth near Göttweig Wachau Lower Austria, Lower Austria Austria Austria

Czech Republic, Praque, Statue of St. John the Baptist on Charles Bridge

Piotr Skarga Polish Jesuit, preacher, hagiographer, polemicist, and leading figure of the Counter-reformation in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Photographer:xMariuszxS.xJurgielewiczx 2627996

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk on Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Europe, Switzerland, Basel, Religious Statue

View of St. John the Baptist Church in Grainau, in the foreground a cross, Grainau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Czech. Republic, , Prague, Statue on Charles Bridge with Castle and Cathedral

Poland, Warsaw. Statue of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in front of Church of St. Joseph of the Visitationists. (Editorial Use Only)

Austria, Tyrol, Innsbruck. Detail of religious figures on a column in the historical center with a church tower and the alps in the background surrounded by mist

Monument to Saint Johannes van Nepomuk, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. (Editorial Use Only)

Grave Poet Germany Song Heinrich von Fallersleben, Cemetery, Garden, Benedictine Abbey Corvey, Hoexter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

The Statue of Maytas Coryinus, St Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Bartholomew the Apostle and one of the domes of the Cathedral in Helsinki

View from the south in the landscape, Palmator Prössl-Bräu, Beer, Palm Sunday, St., Saint, Saint

St. Michael's Church and the war memorial in the centre of Peiting. Tulips in the foreground. Bavaria, Germany, Europe

St. Willibrord, sculpture of the monk, Peter and Paul Church, Echternach, Luxembourg, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

St Francis of Assisi statue made of rusty old iron, depicting the taming of the wolf of Gubbio by St Francis of Assisi, behind Tieschen parish church, Tieschen, Styria, Austria, Europe

Killiansbrunnen and Saint Kilian, Irish medieval itinerant preacher, with golden sword and crosier, sculpture, preacher, Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kalvaria, Calvary hill, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia.

St Willibrord, Monk, Sculpture, Peter and Paul Church, Echternach, Luxembourg, Europe

Baptismal font, lid, Meldorf Cathedral, St. Johannis Church, Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Virgin Mary with Jesus, in the back the Heidelberger Schloss castle ruins, Kornmarkt square, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Statue of Bishop Absalon and St Nicholas Church, Copenhagen, Denmark (RF)

Three young men wearing traditional Lederhosen in front of the fountain on Dorfstrasse, Oberammergau, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Easter fountain decorated with colorful Easter eggs in Ebermannstadt on the market square in Franconian Switzerland, Bavaria, Germany

Statue des Heiligen Augustinus von Hippo. Von Jan BedÅich Kohl Auf der Karlsbrücke in Prag *** Statue of Saints Augustine from Hippo from Jan BedÅich Kohl at the Charles Bridge in Prague 1104309377

Europe, Croatia, Zagreb. School children sit base of statue of Virgin Mary

Mariamonument depicting Mary with infant Jesus and four bishops, Maastricht, Limburg province, Netherlands

Every year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcades

Maypole next to the Church of St Michael in Widdersberg, Herrsching, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Participants of the Way of the Cross in Basilica of the Assumption of Virgin Mary in Marija Bistrica, Croatia

Statue of Pope John Paul II on Wawel Hill, Krakow, Poland

Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Altötting, chapel place, Chapel of Mercy, capuchin church Saint Magdalena, flags

Statue of Saint Pirmin at the entrance of Reichenau Island, facing the Church of St. Georg, Reichenau Island, Konstanz district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Marienberg Fortress and the statue, the Holy Virgin Mary, depicted as Patrona Franconiae, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Bamberg, St Cunigunde, Holy Roman Empress, statue,

church Eberschwang, maypole Eberschwang Hausruckviertel Oberösterreich, Upper Austria Austria

Wooden sculptures at the Stations of the Cross on Kirchberg with parish church, Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg, Flachgau, Land Salzburg, Austria, Europe

LOURDES - JUNE 15, 2019 : Statue of saint Therese of child Jesus

Rivne, Ukraine - 12 February 2026: View of a solemn monument stands tall against a backdrop of aged buildings, draped with wreaths and ribbons.

Monte, Nossa Senhora do Monte Church, Portuguese Island Madeira, Portugal

Europe, Switzerland, Basel, Religious Statue

Amerang, church St. Rupertus, maypole in Germany, Bayern, Bavaria, Oberbayern, Upper Bavaria

Czech Republic, Bohemia, Prague, Charles Bridge, Calvary with St Vitus in the background.

Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe, Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk

Person touching a saint's depiction, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Wayside cross on the main road in front of the village of Pattigham, Innviertel, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Dresden Church of Our Lady

Entrance Papal symbol, Jasna Gora Monastery, Steeple Black Madonna home, Czestochowa, Poland. Black Madonna is a Polish symbol discovered Jerusalem 326 AD.

Swedish cross from 1577 on the Mainau shore next to the bridge to Mainau Island, Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Kunstwerk Bauernfamilie mit St.-Nikolaus-Kirche in Wadersloh-Diestedde, Deutschland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Wadersloh Farming family artwork with St Nicholas Church in Wadersloh-Diestedde, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wadersloh BLWS727019 *** Work of art Farmer family with St Nikolaus Church in Wadersloh Diestedde, Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Wadersloh Farming Family Artwork With St Nicholas Church in Wadersloh Diestedde, Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Wadersloh BLWS727019 Copyright: xblickwinkel/S.xZiesex

Easter fountain decorated with colorful Easter eggs on the market square in Gräfenberg in Franconian Switzerland, Bavaria, Germany

Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Estonia, Tallinn. Old town, Monk sculptures.

Germany, Hesse, South Hesse, South Hesse District Bergstrasse, Lorsch, World Heritage Site Lorsch Monastery, stone figure

Golden crucified Jesus Christ on the cross. Close up. Detail. Nitra Calvary. Slovakia

Maypole being erected in Gelting, district of Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Corpus Christi Procession, Mondsee, Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Wooden sculptures at the Stations of the Cross on Kirchberg with parish church, Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg, Flachgau, Land Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Cheso traditional costume statue in Hecho Pyrenees Spain Aragon

Well with Easter decorations at the Alter Markt at Blieskastel, Bliesgau, Saarland, Germany, Europe

An imposing stone statue of a religious figure with a cross, in front of a clear blue sky, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statuen der Deutschordens-Hochmeister in der Marienburg Zamek w Malborku mit monumentaler Marienfigur in Malbork in der Wojewodschaft Warminsko-Mazurskie in Polen *** Statues the German Order Hochmeister in the Marienburg Zamek w Malborku with Monumental Mary figure in Malbork in the Voivodship Warminsko Mazurskie in Poland

view of the Our Lady of Lourdes statue in front of the sanctuary Lourdes, France - 17 April, 2024: view of the Our Lady of Lourdes statue in front of the sanctuary Copyright: xZoonar.com/NandoxLardix 21707333

Crescentia memorial plaque, old town of Kaufbeuren, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kirche der Heiligen Maria von Tí½n auf dem Altstädter Ring mit der Statue von Jan Hus in Prag *** Church the Saints Maria from Tï½n at the Old Town Ring with the Statue from Jan Hus in Prague 1104307863

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