Svatý Jan Nepomucký / Saint John of Nepomuk - Mšecké Žehrovice, Czechia
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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého na návsi v Mšeckých Žehrovicích // Statue of st. John of Nepomuk in the village square in Mšecké Žehrovice
Waymark Code: WM11NER
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/19/2019
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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.
Nápis na soklu sochy " Tento Svetec jest postaven ku cti a chvále Boží! J.M.K. 1886"
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.
Inscription on the plinth of the statue "This Saint is built to the honor and praise of God! J.M.K. 1886"
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: village green
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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