<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Marian columns</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>monuments by form</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>monuments by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Marian column</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>marian columns</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Christian religious monument in the form of a column and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, erected as a gesture of public faith, as a plague column, or for another purpose. Common in Catholic countries of Europe, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. ]]></note></mads>