Svatý Jan Nepomucký / Saint John of Nepomuk - Louny, Czechia - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

CZ: Jan ci Johánek z Pomuka (mezi 1340 a 1350 v Pomuku, dnešním Nepomuku – 20. brezna 1393 v Praze) byl generální vikár pražského arcibiskupa, pozdeji uctívaný jako svatý Jan Nepomucký, mucedník katolické církve a jeden z ceských zemských patronu.

Socha z roku 1720. Do areálu kostela Matky Boží v Lounech, který mel sloužit jako depozitár církevních predmetu, byla premístena z likvidované obce Horetice (kvuli složišti popílku elektrárny Tušimice). Svetec, s obvyklými atributy, nachýlen doleva.

EN: Saint John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes 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 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.

A statue from 1720. It was moved to the grounds of the Church of Our Lady in Louny, which was to serve as a depository of religious objects, from the liquidated village of Horetice (due to the fly ash deposit of the Tušimice power plant). The saint, with the usual attributes, tilted to the left.

Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic Statue Location: at the Church of Our Lady, U Matky Boží street Entrance Fee: free Website: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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