<?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">plague 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>plague column</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Christian religious monuments in the form of a column and erected in thanksgiving for surviving the plague. They may be dedicated to the Holy Trinity, the Virgin Mary, a saint, or with another dedication. They were common in Catholic countries of Europe, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries ]]></note></mads>