1784 - Statue pedestal - Zihle, Czech Republic
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N 50° 02.686 E 013° 22.576
33U E 383742 N 5544871
A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Zihle village
Waymark Code: WMZE98
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/28/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 7

The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The inscription is a lot of dilapidated.
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.

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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The chronogram: [er]eX[It f]IDeLIs g[r]a[t]V[sq]Ve patrIota honorI sanCtI IoannIs nepoMVCenI
CZ: Vztycil verný a vdecný patriot pocte svatého Jana Nepomuckého
EN (Google translation): It was raised a faithful and grateful patriot of the honor of St. John of Nepomuk

I have put a some unreadable letters of the inscription between the characters '[]'.
Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: [er]eX[It f]IDeLIs g[r]a[t]V[sq]Ve patrIota honorI sanCtI IoannIs nepoMVCenI

Pure chronogram?: yes

Natural chronogram?: no

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed

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