St. John of Nepomuk, Dub nad Moravou, Czech Republic - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

On the village square of village Dub nad Moravou in Central Moravia a beautiful Baroque statuary dedicated to the national saint of the Czech Republic, St. Jihn of Nepomuk can be found. The statuary comas from 1739 and its is the work of sculptor Jiri Antonín Heinz. On triangular plinth there is a relief with the scene of John’s martyrdom. On the top of the pedestal there is a central statue of St. John of Nepomuk wearing a typical canonical dress and in his hands the Bibl. At him there is a statu of the Angel carring the Cross. On the sandstone railing located around the statue there are statue of other Patron Saints - St Joseph ,St Otto ,St Francis of Paola ,St Anthony of Padua, St John of God and OSt Odile of Alsace.

John of Nepomuk

He was born c1354 in the small town of Nepomuk in Bohemia (the Czech Republic) to a wealthy Christian family. He was sent to study Theology and Canon Law at the Universities of Prague and Padua. He was well connected with the wealthy nobility and in In 1393 he was made the vicar-general which brought him into close contact with royalty. The ruling monarch was the Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (aka Wenceslas) who was also the King of Bohemia (February 26, 1361 – August 16, 1419). Saint John Nepomuk became the confessor of the the fourth wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. The name of the Empress was Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347–1393). Rather than reveal the confession of the Empress, at the command of the Emperor Charles IV, he allowed himself to be cast into the river Moldau from the bridge at Prague and died by drowning on March 20, 1393.

The figure of Saint John of Nepomuk is often encountered in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Poland and Lithuania. He is usually portrayed with a halo of five stars, commemorating the stars that hovered over the Vltava River on the night of his murder.
John of Nepomuk is seen by Catholics as a martyr to the cause of defending the Seal of the Confessional, by romantic nationalists as a Czech martyr to imperial interference, and by most historians as a victim of a late version of the inveterate investiture controversy between secular rulers and the Catholic hierarchy.

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: the village square in Dub nad Moravou Entrance Fee: free Artist: Jiří Antonín Heinz Website: Not listed

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