1733 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Velký Orechov, Czech Republic
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N 49° 06.551 E 017° 40.122
33U E 694758 N 5443022
A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM1506P
Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/21/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 9

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 1733 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.


The chronogram:
?VX sapIDa In Magno orzeChoV CVIqVe patens

The note: the first letter is not easy to read (W ?), but it is probably not part of the chronogram. According to (visit link) , the statue was erected in 1733.

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.

Source and more information: (visit link)

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Na okraji návsi obce pri vidlici komunikací va svahu umístena socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého. Objekt je umísten na kruhové kamenné podezdívce z lomového kamene, betonu a šterku. Podstavec zpocívá na podeste o dvou schodištových stupních nepravidelného trojlalocnatého prurezu s rovnými krátkými hranami a konkávne prohnutými delšími stranami ve tvaru približne šestícípé hvezdy. Obdobne tvarovaný v prurezu trojlalocný sokl je výškove clenen na prízemní pravoúhle stupnovanou cást, stredovou plasticky zdobenou cás s nárožními profilovanými volutamu v horní polovine ztlacenými pod vyloženou profilovanou korunní rímsou. Volutová krídla jsou výrazneji zdobena rostlinným dekorem predevším zvonkového závesu se spodní mohutnou volutovou závitnicí. Rovná plocha mezi krídly je doplnena kasulovými rolverkovými kartušemi v nízkém reliéfu, na prední strane opatrené nápisem s chronogramem.
Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: ?VX sapIDa In Magno orzeChoV CVIqVe patens

Pure chronogram?: no

Natural chronogram?: no

Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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