Svatý Jan Nepomucký - Saint John of Nepomuk (Boršice, CZ)
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N 49° 03.680 E 017° 20.999
33U E 671665 N 5436933
Socha ceského patrona se nachází na návsi vedle hasicské zbrojnice. Pochází z 18. století. / Statue of national saint of Bohemia from 18th century is located next to firehouse in municipality Boršice.
Waymark Code: WMNG74
Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/10/2015
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[CZ]
Studoval v Padove a dosáhl doktorátu církevního práva. Pusobil jako generální vikár pražského arcibiskupa Jana z Jenštejna. Na rozkaz krále Václava IV., který si vyrizoval spory s arcibiskupstvím, byl mucen a poté shozen z Karlova mostu do Vltavy. Je patronem kneží, mlynáru, lodníku, voraru a mostu.
[EN]
John of Nepomuk is a national saint of Bohemia, 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 and drowning.
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