1768 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Náchod, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Náchod
Waymark Code: WM11A08
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/14/2019
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The chronograms are 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 1768 from the chronograms referring to erection of the statue.
The chronograms:
VIr sanCte DeVotVs CLerVs senatVs IntegerqVe popVLVs naChoDenVs tVæ pIæ proteCtIonI sInCero affeCtV sese hIs sVbsternIta // 1768
sInt Vota sIt ferVor qVeM præbent CorDe CLIentes // 1768
The full Latin inscription: RESTAVRATA GRATITUDINE CULTORUM sInt Vota sIt ferVor qVeM præbent CorDe CLIentes
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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