St. John of Nepomuk / Sv. Jan Nepomucky - Dohalice, Czech Republic
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John of Nepomuk is a national saint of the Czech Republic.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/21/2014
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John of Nepomuk (Czech: Jan Nepomucký) (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393) is a national saint of the 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 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.
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