1730 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Stracov, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Stracov village
Waymark Code: WM119D5
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/11/2019
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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 1730 from the chronograms referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
Chronnos oD honbI sVVetskI sVVatIIene nepoMVCkI // 1730
honorI Ioanneo offertan tonIVs CoMes breDa et ConjVXejVs // 1730
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 trech kamenných stupních je hranolový sokl s volutami pristavenými po stranách, na nichž z bocních stran visí strapce. V prední strane soklu je aliancní znak hrabat z Bredy a Bechyne z Lažan, obklopený fafrnochy a s korunkou v klenotu. Pod erbem nápis s chronogramem 1730. Sokl vrcholí profilovanou rovnou rímsou, na které je vpredu kované raménko pro lucernu. Svetec s mírne esovite prohnutou postavou, v kanovnickém rouchu s kolárkem na hlave, v nárucí drží krucifix. Má vousatou asketickou tvár s pootevrenými ústy, zbožne shlíží na krucifix.