1761 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Turnov, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM13JF8
Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/25/2020
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he 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 1761 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
CanonICo faMaeqVe tVtorI hVIVs regnI patrono patrIotae qVe DIVo IoannI ere XIt ferVens spIrItVs
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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Barokní sousoší situované v sousedství budovy Muzea Ceského ráje zhotovil roku 1761 Jan Chládek starší z turnovské kamenické dílny Cernovických, patrne ve spolupráci s Františkem Fialou. Kamenná kašna stojící pred podstavcem byla dostavena až druhotne.
Sv. Jan Nepomucký ve splývavém kanovnickém odevu, bez pokrývky hlavy, s nakrocenou levou nohou. Hlavu sklání mírne doleva, pravou ruku tiskne na hrudník, v levé svírá medailon staroboleslavského paladia.