1755 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Vinor, Czech Republic
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N 50° 08.555 E 014° 34.826
33U E 470019 N 5554567
A three chronograms on the pedestal of the statue/statuary of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM11YKT
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PISA-caching
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The chronograms are located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronograms are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.

The year 1755 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.

The chronograms:
arDentI MarIophILo haCCe peregrInantI // 1755
CZ: Planoucímu Marii milujícímu touto zde putujícímu

DIVo IoannI nepoMVCeno posVIt et ereXIt totIVs paroChIae VVInarzensIs ferVens pIetas // 1755
CZ: Svatému Janu Nepomuckému postavila a vztycila celé farnosti vinorské vrelá zbožnost

DIgno CanonICo prageno trIpoLIM ornantI // 1755
CZ: Dustojnému kanovníkovi pražskému, Trojmestí zdobícímu


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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Pozdne barokní pískovcové sousoší sv. Jana Nepomuckého se nachází na návsi pred kostelem ve Vinori a je ohrazeno nízkou betonovou zídkou. Hranolový sokl má vpredu tri schudky a po stranách volutová krídla, na nichž jsou dva andílci na oblaku držící kartuše (vlevo s Palladiem zeme ceské, vpravo s reliéfem sv. Václava). Svetec v knežském rouchu a plášti stojí uprostred na veliké rybe a sklání se ke své pravé ruce, ve které drží kríž. V levé ruce má zavrenou knihu a na ní biret. Uprostred soklu se nachází chronogram s latinským textem, z nejž lze vycíst rok 1755. Na bocních krídlech jsou také latinské nápisy.
Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: arDentI MarIophILo haCCe peregrInantI // DIVo IoannI nepoMVCeno posVIt et ereXIt totIVs paroChIae VVInarzensIs ferVens pIetas // DIgno CanonICo prageno trIpoLIM ornantI

Pure chronogram?: no

Natural chronogram?: no

Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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