St. John of Nepomuk - Oeschgen, AG, Switzerland
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N 47° 31.111 E 008° 00.735
32T E 425635 N 5263260
An outdoor altar with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from about 1730 in the west of Oeschgen.
Waymark Code: WMT4RZ
Location: Aargau, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/26/2016
Views: 5
EN: This outdoor altar with a statue of the Saint Nepomuk is located on a side street in the west of Oeschgen, close to the highway. The shelter and the statue date back to the period around 1730. Nepomuk was a very popular saint in the Habsburg Empire, and the area around Oeschgen belonged to Further Austria at that time. The artist is not definitely known, it was probably Hans Freitag (1682-1734).
From: Wikipedia: "John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký) (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393) 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."
DE: Dieses Bildhäuschen mit einer Nepomukstatue befindet sich an einer Strasse im Westen von Oeschgen, unweit der Autobahn. Das Häuschen und die Statue stammen aus der Zeit um 1730. Der Heilige Nepomuk war ja im Habsburgerreich sehr beliebt und die Gegend um Oeschgen gehörte damals noch zu Vorderösterreich. Der Künstler ist nicht eindeutig bekannt, wahrscheinlich war es Hans Freitag (1682-1734).
Aus: Wikipedia: "Johannes Nepomuk oder Johannes von Pomuk (lat.: Joannes de Pomuk, tschech.: Jan Nepomucký oder Jan z Pomuka, * um 1350 in Pomuk bei Pilsen; † 20. März 1393 in Prag) war ein böhmischer Priester und Märtyrer. Er wurde 1729 von Papst Benedikt XIII. heiliggesprochen und gilt als „Brückenheiliger“."
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic
Statue Location: side road near Oeschgen
Entrance Fee: none
Artist: Hans Freitag (?)
Website: [Web Link]
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