Statue of the Virgin Mary in Kopidlno

According to legend, this sculpture originally stood in the garden under the castle. This legend was recorded by Jaroslav Musil, for example, in his article "Legends of the Jičín Region", or his continuation "IV. Legends about crosses, chapels and statues", published in the "Collection of the Museum Association in Jičín" on May 15, 1938: "A rare brooch. Kopidlno was elevated to a town only at the beginning of the 16th century. The old fortress in the village housed 1322 …