1730 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Hermanuv Mestec, Czech Republic
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Five chronograms on the pedestal of the statue/statuary of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Hermanuv Mestec
Waymark Code: WM105F5
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/02/2019
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The chronograms are located on the sandstone pedestal.
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1730 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronograms:
InangVstIa InVoCaVIte nonConrVn DarIn aeternVM -> 1730
Ioannes DVLCIs et fertIs aVXILIator MeVs -> 1730
hVCIteaD joanneM Vosfau aXorbIs InjVrIat -> 1629
parVItahICeaMaest tVgVIaDstas prospICee VtrIgVe -> 1730
honorI ae VeneratIonI DIVIjoannIs nepoMVCenI patronI posVIt a
k: -> 1629
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 malém námestí pred zámkem stojí, v blízkosti kašny jako protejšek sochy sv. Václava, socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého. Na prední stene hranolového soklu stojí nápis rámovaný dvema ratolestmi. Socha svetce stojí v oblacích, hlava zvácena vzhuru. Na levém lokti krucifix. U nohou drobný andílek, který si klade prst pred ústa. Na druhé strane další andílek držící knihu. Roucho svetce tvorí hluboké pomackané záhyby. Socha je komponována pro pohled zepredu. Vzadu je nevyrešena. Materiál : pískovec. Socha v približne životní velikosti.