St. John of Nepomuk Column - Kryry, Czech Republic - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

Saint John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes 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 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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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého stojí prímo na rozlehlé návsi a snad pochází z roku 1709 nebo 1732, kdy byl prestavován kostel. Je to jediná zachovalá socha v okolí, po všech ostatních zbyly pouze podstavce. Svetec nemá okolo hlavy pet hvezdicek, které pripomínaly pet ran Kristových, nebo prý také to, že pri vhození jeho mrtvého tela do Vltavy zárily hvezdy.

Style: Baroque Type of building (structure): Marian or Holy Trinity column Date of origin:: 1732 Address: Kryry Czech Republic Architect(s): Not listed Web site of the object (if exists): Not listed

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