1750 - Statue of St. Wendelin - Pohorelice, Czech Republic - Chronograms on Waymarking.com

Saint Wendelin of Trier (Latin: Vendelinus; c. 554 - c. 617 AD) was a hermit and abbot. He is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.

There is very little definite information about this saint. The name "Wendelin" means "wanderer" or "pilgrim" in Old High German. The biographies state that Wendelin was the son of a Scottish king who led a pious life as a youth before leaving his home in secret to make a pilgrimage to Rome. On his way back he settled as a hermit at Westrich in the Diocese of Trier. He entered the service of a wealthy landowner as a herdsman after he was criticized for his idle life, but a miracle led the landowner to allow him to return to his solitude.

Wendelin then established a company of hermits from which sprang the Benedictine Abbey of Tholey in Saarland. He was consecrated abbot in approximately 597, according to the later legends, while Tholey was apparently founded as a collegiate body about 630.

Wendelin is the patron saint of country people and herdsmen and is still venerated in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Africa.

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 1750 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.


The chronogram:
gregIs oVIVM qVe pastor s. VVenDeLIne pasCIto oVes gregesqVe nobIs & aLVe praserVa

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Na ctvercové základne ctycboký odtupnovaný sokl, na prední strane (smer jih) kamenný reliéf s erbem Liechtensteinu na vystupujícím rámu s ujmutými rohy. Na ostatních stranách vytesané rámy s ujmutými rohy, v zadní rytý nápis s chronogramem: GregIs oVIVM qVe Pastor S. WenDeLIne pasCIto oVes qreqesqVe nobIs & aLVe praserVa. Sokl je ukoncen vyloženou profilovanou rímsou, na níž je na zcásti tvarované podnoži umístena socha sv. Vendelína v životní velikosti. Socha je v kontrapostu, s vahou na levé noze, pravé koleno vytlaceno. Svetec je oden v dobové roucho s krátkým pláštem sepjatým na hrudi. Na hlave pastýrský klobouk. Obe ruce jsou sepjaty pred telem, puvodne držely hul. Hlava pootocena k pravému rameni. V zadní spodní cásti prechází podnož ve skalisko. U pravé nohy svetce leží kráva, u levé ovce.

Type of numerals used: Roman Text of the original chronogram: gregIs oVIVM qVe pastor s. VVenDeLIne pasCIto oVes gregesqVe nobIs & aLVe praserVa Pure chronogram?: yes Natural chronogram?: no Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link] English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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