Sedes Sapientiae, Leuven
Medieval wooden statue of the Virgin Mary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sedes Sapientiae (Latin for "Seat of Wisdom", one of the medieval titles of the Virgin), also known as Our Lady of Leuven, is a Medieval wooden statue of the Virgin Mary located at St Peter's Church in Leuven, Belgium.[1] It was carved in 1442 by Nicolaas De Bruyne as an enlarged copy of an earlier statue from the 13th century. The polychromy was done by Roelof van Velpen. It was restored in 1842 and 1945. A longstanding local landmark, the statue was depicted on the seals of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and UCLouvain.