1723 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Uherské Hradište, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM14ZV6
Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/19/2021
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The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1723 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
s Iane nepoMVCkI opatrVg preD hanbV VsseCkI
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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Na obdélné základne ctyrboký sokl rozšírený bocními pilíri do výše poloviny soklu ukoncenými vyloženou rímsou, na ní spocívají tvarovaná krídla. Steny soklu cleneny rámy s ujmutými rohy, na prední strane oválná vpadlina s maiskulním nápisem: SV. IANE OBNOVENO NÁKLADEM FARÁRE ONDREJE LÁTALA 1900 Nápis vzadu: NEPOMVS KI OPATRVG PRED HANBV VSSECKI M : A : S : P : D A : D : 1723 Sokl ukoncen mohutne vyloženou rímsou, na ní na tvarované podnoži socha svetce v mírne podživotní velikosti, levé koleno vytlaceno. Svetec oden v kanovnické roucho s biretem na hlave. Levá ruka pokrcena drží diagonálne položený kríž, pravice pridržuje brevno kríže s mucednickou ratolestí. Hlava mírne zaklonena a pootocena k levému rameni, pohled vzhuru, kolem hlavy obroucka z hvezd. Telem probíhá mírný esovitý pohyb. Materiál: kámen – pískovec