A plague cross with the image of the Virgin of the Ursulines at Lace, surrounded by St. Francis, St. Roch, St. John Nepomuk, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, St. Floriam, St. Sebastian, St. Anthony of Padua and the Trinity. Etching.
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A plague cross with the image of the Virgin of the Ursulines at Lace, surrounded by St. Francis, St. Roch, St. John Nepomuk, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, St. Floriam, St. Sebastian, St. Anthony of Padua and the Trinity. Etching.

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Lettering: <In> Virtute hujus signi tau quo signati fuerunt viri filii Israel et a morbo epidemi<o> libera nos. Deus noster amen. Iesu fili dei Amen. Misere mei. S. Franciscus, S. Rochus, S. Ioannes Nep. S. Ignatius Loy. S. Franciscus Xav. S. Florianus. S. Sebastianus. S. Antonius. Contra maleficia contra igne(m) pestem et tempestates. Das Wunderthetige Gnaden Bild bei den Ursuli. Landh. Glückselige ... Kreuz ... The plague cross is inscribed with abbreviations, the lettering is indistinct. "Landh" may refer to Landshut, where from 1680 the Ursuline convent preserved a copy of a Roman painting of the Virgin with an inclined head.

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