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Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00

THE HOLY TRINITY

THE HOLY TRINITY OSIJEK

Baroque is an important link between Maribor and Osijek, two of the largest and most friendly cities on the Drava river.

With the virtual exhibition Holy Trinity, we present the largest baroque sculpture in Croatia, built in 1729 on the central square of the Osijek Fortress. The monument was erected by Baroness Ana Marija Petraš, daughter of General Beckers and widow of the general and commander of the Osijek fortress Maximilian Patraš. The monument, erected as a vow against the plague, is decorated with sculptures of patron saints invoked as defenders against the infectious disease: Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, Saint Rosalia, Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Charles Borromeo,and the Holy Trinity. At the foot of the monument there are sculptures of Holy Mary, St. Joseph, St. John of Nepomuk and St. Catherine.

The oldest photograph of the Baroque statue of the Holy Trinity was taken in 1877 by the photographer Julius Exner from Osijek (MSO-175228).
The Baroque building of the Generalate and the Holy Trinity statue dominate the main square of the fortress. In 1877, photographer Exner immortalised the stand of Baba Clara, who offered "fresh" pretzels on a long pole (MSO-175222).

In the late 19th century, the square area was transformed into a park, and the Baroque monument was degraded. On a postcard from the beginning of the 20th century we can see that the square is dominated by a horse-drawn tram introduced in 1884, as the first tram in Croatia (MSO-220956).

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