1723 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Vlašim, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM16AQX
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/16/2022
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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 not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1723 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
honorI DIVo nepoMVCeno eX pIetate ereCta
CZ: Postavena ze zbožnosti k cti sv. nepomuckému
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 stojí v prostoru mezi dekanstvím a kostelem sv. Jiljí, ve ctvrtkruhovém vykrojení JV nároží dekanské zahrady. Materiál pískovec, celková výška asi 3,5 m, orientace k JV. Svetec v mírne nadživotní velikosti je proveden v obvyklém rouchu a tradicní kompozici. Socha stojí na vysokém hranolovém podstavci zdobeném erby.