Saint Gregory the Great

Author, school, workshop: Unknown
Style: Rococo
Date: 1734
Material and technique: Polychrome wood
Size: 3 m high
Location: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Żagań, Poland
Description: Saint Gregory the Great depicted standing in a strongly moved pose. The figure is shown in liturgical vestments, wearing a tiara on his head with a pastoral in his right hand. The papal pastoral in the form of a triple cross. A dove is placed by the figure as. a symbol of leniency and graciousness.