1735 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Štítná nad Vlárí-Popov, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM15065
Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/21/2021
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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 red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1735 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The note:
Almost half of the chronograph on the pedestal is missing. The text for this WMK was added from the archive sheet of the statue.
The chronogram gives a value of 1735, the year 1736 is given on the pedestal of the statue.
The chronogram:
o sanCte Ioanes nepoMVCene esto proteCtor noster InterVenI pro nobIs ConserVa aC LIbera nos a LInqVa sInIstra et ConfVsIo ne praesentI et aeterna
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 návsi obce v blízkosti hlavní komunikace a zastávky autobusové dopravy umístena socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého. Výškove odstupnovaný sokl je umísten a izolovaný základ o jednom stupní. Sestává z nízké pravoúhlé patky s profilací v horní polovine, na niž dosedá stredová cást s dvojicí postranních volutových krídel. Celní plocha je procelnena sekaným lineárním rámem s konkávne probranými rohy horního prekladu.