1712 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Jimramov, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Jimranov
Waymark Code: WM104N9
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/25/2019
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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 1712 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram: haeC petra DIVo nepoMVCeno posIta est
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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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého stojí na námestí pred bývalou školou. Dala ji zhotovit Marie Anna z Nübern, která vlastnila jimramovské panství v letech 1712 až 1744.
Socha stávala nejprve u zámku, pak u katolického kostela a patrne po postavení školy v roce 1801 byla sem premístena. Jde údajne o nejstarší sochu v bývalém novomestském okrese. Na stojanu sochy jsou erby rodin Bornstädt a Nübern a nápis:
HaeC petra DIVo NepoMVCeno PosIta est
Velká písmena nápisu tvorí chronogram letopoctu 1712, což podle nekterých historiku znamená datum príchodu rodu Nübern na jimramovské panství, dle jiných jde o datum zhotovení sochy.