1759 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Sobeslav, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM16B41
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/19/2022
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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 red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1759 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
eXCVbat hIs forIbVs pIetas VeXata joannIs ne tVta anae Vote DVCe faMa rVat
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 podstavci pískovcová socha sv. Jana v životní velikosti . Sv. Jan prostovlasý ve zdobeném knežském rouše s krucifixem v levé ruce. Kríže se dotýká andílek. Na podstavci pískovcová socha sv. Jana v životní velikosti. Sv. Jan prostovlasý ve zdobeném knežském rouše s krucifixem v levé ruce. Kríže se dotýká andílek. Podstavec komolý ctarboký jehlan s kvádrovým dvoustupnovým soklem a hlavicí. V orámování na celní strane je nápis „EXCVbat hIs forIbVs pIetas VeXata JoannIs ne tVta anae Vote DVCe faMa rVat“.