Sculpture of St. Roch

Abstract

The sculpture was created in the second half of the 18th century and it depicts St. Roch, the patron of plague. Saint Roch lived in the 13th century. After the death of his parents, he gave away his property and went on a journey to Italy, where in many cities (including in Acquapendente, Cesena and Rome) he served in hospitals and took care of the infected. Unfortunately, research on furnishings of the St. Martin's church carried out so far, due to lack of archival records on the constructors, does not even try to determine a circle of potential authors of the reredoses and its sculptural decor. Certain stylistic features of the sculpture of St. Roch, as well as other sculptures located in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus altar final, indicate the author of sculptural decoration of the high altar in the church of Saint Quirinus of Neuss in Łapsze Niżne.