Svatý Jan Nepomucký / Saint John of Nepomuk - Postoloprty, Czechia
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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého na návsi v Mšeckých Žehrovicích // Statue of st. John of Nepomuk at the cemetery in Postoloprty
Waymark Code: WM11PQD
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/28/2019
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CZ: Jan ci Johánek z Pomuka (mezi 1340 a 1350 v Pomuku, dnešním Nepomuku – 20. brezna 1393 v Praze) byl generální vikár pražského arcibiskupa, pozdeji uctívaný jako svatý Jan Nepomucký, mucedník katolické církve a jeden z ceských zemských patronu.
Barokní socha vznikla v roce 1718 a tvorí ji hranolový sokl, na nemž je osazena figura stojící na volutové podnoži. Mužská postava je odena v kanovnickém rouchu. V nárucí drží krucifix.
EN: 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.
The Baroque sculpture was created in 1718 and consists of a prismatic plinth with a figure standing on a volute base. The male figure is dressed in a canonical robe. He holds a crucifix in his arms.
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: Postoloprty, Tyršova street
Entrance Fee: free
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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