The most expensive sculpture on Charles Bridge honors St. John of Matha and Felix de Valois, co-founders of the Trinitarians. Originally, the Trinitarians organized the ransoming of Turkish captives. St. Ivan, patron saint of the Slavs, seems to be there for no particularly good reason. Sculptor: Ferdinand Brokoff (1714) Commissioned

Continue readingSts. John of Matha, Felix de Valois and Ivan, Charles Bridge, Prague