Marian column, Religious monument in Kraslice, Czech Republic

The Marian column in Kraslice is a stone monument with a statue of the Virgin Mary positioned on top of a tall pillar in the town center. The structure displays the characteristic features of religious monuments from this period, including carved details and architectural proportions.

The sculptor was Johann Karl Stilp of Waldsassen, then working for the city of Cheb; he also made the Holy Trinity column in Loket. The Kraslice column is first documented in 1858 in a list of statues of the Kraslice parish. Its first known repair came in 1938; in 2022 it was dismantled, restored over nearly nine months and returned to its original spot.

The sandstone statue of the Immaculate Virgin stands on a globe encircled by a snake, and the base carries reliefs of the four evangelists: Matthew at the front, John on the left, Mark on the right and Luke at the back. These reliefs were once painted in colour. The column faces southeast, beside the Church of the Body of God.

The column stands on a paved area in the town centre, right beside the Church of the Body of Christ, on the right side of its main facade as seen from the front. It faces south-east. The sandstone base, capital and statue were dismantled in 2022 and returned after almost nine months of restoration.

The sandstone base carries reliefs of the four evangelists: Matthew at the front, John on the left, Mark on the right and Luke at the back. They were once painted in colour, and the Virgin stands on a globe encircled by a snake.