1721 - Trinity Column - Tepla, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the Trinity Column in Tepla village
Waymark Code: WMZFGT
Location: Karlovarský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/03/2018
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Teplá village (literally meaning "Warm") and the Teplá Monastery can be found on the Teplá River in Tepelská vrchovina (Teplá highlands) near Mariánské Lázne in western Bohemia.
The most important sight of the city is the Premonstratensian Monastery.
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1721 from the chronogram refers to erection of the column.
The chronogram: anno MILLenoseptIesCenteno sVperVIgIntI VnoaD posItaest
The full Latin inscription:
MMENSO MISERICORDIAE PARENTI CUIUS OCULI LUCIDIORES SUPER SOLEM
CIRCUMSPICIENTES OMNES VIAS HOMINUM
QUI SOLUS HABES IMMORTALITATEM ET LUCEM INHABITAS [INCOMPREHEN]SIBILEM
IN QUO VIVIMUS, MOVEMUR ET SUMUS PRINCIPIUM ET FINIS EX QUO PER QUEM ET IN QUO SUNT OMNIA
HAEC STATUA AD MAIOREM TUI GLORIAM IN PERPETUAM MEMORIAM
ANNO MILLENO SEPTIES CENTENO SUPER VIGINTI UNO ADPOSITA EST
{T}IBI AETERNO TOTIUS UNIVERSITATIS CREATORI REDEMPTORI SANCTIFICATORI
TRINO ET UNI DEO TER OPT(IMO) MAX(IMO) IUSTITIAE, ET PROVIDENTIAE ABYSSO
Type of numerals used: Roman
Text of the original chronogram: anno MILLenoseptIesCenteno sVperVIgIntI VnoaD posItaest
Pure chronogram?: yes
Natural chronogram?: no
Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]
English translation of the chronogram: Not listed
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