1706 - Statue of Jan Nepomuk - Litomerice, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM109R1
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/28/2019
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The chronograms are located on the sandstone pedestal.
The Roman numerals of chronograms are larger than the other letters and are red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1706 from the chronograms referring to erection of the statue.
The full Latin inscription:
D.I.N HONORI ANNOQVO SOL ADHORAM ECLIPSATVS. A.S:HEINES
D:O:M: HOSTES QVEM CULTUM CASSANT IN PONTE PER ALBIM HUNCPONTEHOC PICTO SUBSTITUIT PIETAS. VERTENTE&LABENTE ANNO DOMINICAE INCARNATIONIS.
The chronograms:
soL aDhoraM eCLIpsatVs -> 1706
Vertente&Labente anno DoMInICae InCarnatIonIs. -> 1760
Saint John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) [Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes (or Ioannis) Nepomucenus (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393) is the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic), who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and he refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods and drowning.
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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého, umístená v nice domu cp. 259, pochází z roku 1706. Má vysoký sokl se dvema nápisy s chronogramy. Pojetí sochy je tradicní. Výrazná je velká palmová ratolest v pravé ruce.