1715 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Lišov, Czech Republic
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Three chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM15C39
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/05/2021
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The chronograms are 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 - but the color is already faded.
The year 1715 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronograms:
DIVo IoannI nepoMVCeno praesens pII saCrabant // 1715
faMa Veste a ne perDatVr eCCe patronVs // 1715
MartIIr Confessor VIrgo est Iste sanCtVs DeI // 1715
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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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého stojí na západním okraji Lišova, poblíž Horního rybníka, severne od trídy 5. kvetna a východne od domu cp. 192. Plastika sv. Jana Nepomuckého je umístena volutovém soklu s hranolovou profilovanou podstavou, která nasedá na hranolový kamenný stupen s vytaženým okrajem.