1773 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Charváty, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM11JK7
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/02/2019
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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 1773 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram: refrenata LIn(q?)Va DeVM honora(?) IVbe aCnos (?) proteCtIone tVa
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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Na kamenném stupni hladký hranolový sokl stupnovite precházející v hranolový podstavec, v dolní cásti konvexne tvarovaný, zdobený rokajem a ukoncený masivní profilovanou rímsou nesoucí nízký sokl se stojící sochou svetce v mírném kontrapostu, nesoucího v levé ruce kríž a v pravé biret. Na prední strane podstavce v reliéfní kartuši latinský nápis pokracující na zadní strane textem s letopoctem 1773.