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Votive offerings are objects that were made or presented as a gift after a vow in times of distress or as a sign of gratitude. Our collection consists of votive paintings and embroidery. Especially interesting are the votive embroideries from 1918, which were offered by the monks from Stična in gratitude for returning safely from the battlefields of WWI. The museum also houses an example of a votive painting that was painted by the roadside in 1864. We also house a number of votive paintings from the first half of the 19th century.
Painted wooden road sign in the form of a cross. On the painted wooden panel is an image of St Mary Help of Christiand with Jesus as a child. Below the main image is an image of an accident, where we can see a tree that fell on a farmer. Below is the year 1864.
First World War Memory of Izidor Hämerlt from 1918. Izidor Hämerle and his brother Leon Hämerle were German monks in the Stična monastery. Both have been called up to the front since the beginning of the First World War. Izidor was repeatedly wounded during the war and therefore received two military decorations.
A votive image showing a family on a carriage and a coachman who fell under a horse.
A votive image showing the Mary with a child. Below the main image are the children praying for the health of an ill woman laying in a bed.
A votive image depicting a mother with three children kneeling in front of the altar with the Crucifix. On the backside is the inscription: "Sela-Višnja Gora, zum Andenken am 22. maj 1838/Janez Travnik, 26.5.1922".
First World War Memory of Viljem Markič from 1918. Viljem Markič was discharged from the army on March 26, 1918 because of his war injuries. Brother Viljem Markič was the first slovenian cistercian who entered into Stična monastery after the renovation in 1898. He died in 1938, almost seventy years old.