Saint Gregory

The saint stands in contrapposto (weight on the left leg) facing the viewer. In his right hand, bent at the elbow and raised, he holds a cross on a staff, while his left hand is slightly extended to the side.

On his head, with distinctly shaped facial features, he wears a cap covering the ears and a papal tiara on top.

He is dressed in a finely pleated alb, girded with a cincture over which maniple bands hang on the sides, a cope fastened with an ornate clasp on the chest, falling along the left side and draped in front of the right leg, as well as gloves and boots.

Baroque Stalls

The Baroque oak stalls from 1662–1665, created by Bavarian artists Franz Motsch and Josef Zeller, come from St. Vincent’s Church in Wrocław, belonging to the Norbertine monastery. In their backs, bas-reliefs depict scenes from the life of Saint Norbert of Xanten (1082–1134), the founder of the order in Prémontré near Laon, France.

The cycle of these depictions begins on the southeast side and features the coat of arms of Abbot Matthäus Paul, who brought the aforementioned artists to Wrocław. Between the reliefs are figures of the Apostles, Evangelists, and Church Fathers, topped with sculptures of Angels with the instruments of the Passion of Christ.