1712 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Dobruska, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Dobruska
Waymark Code: WM119M5
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/12/2019
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The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1712 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram: honorI DIVI IoannIs pretIosae faMae proteCtorIs ereCta
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 je umístena v parcíku proti rodnému domku F. L. Veka, cp. 185. Materiálem je svetlý pískovec. Do prední strany kvádru je vtesán jednoduchý rám, zakoncený nahore dvema pulkruhy. V rámu text: „honorI DIVI IoannIs pretIosae faMae proteCtorIs ereCta“. Stojící postava v knežském rouchu drží v pokrcených rukou ratolest a kríž s korpusem Krista. Hlava mírne zvrácená dozadu, pohled smeruje vzhuru. Jde o jednu z castých svatojánských soch v barokním slohu z roku 1712, tj. ješte pred svatorecením.