1736 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Horní Libchava, Czech Republic - Chronograms on Waymarking.com

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 1736 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.

The chronogram:
Ioannes VersChVVIegener heIILIger MartIIrer bItt gott aLzeIt fVr DeIne gerInge Verehrer


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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Type of numerals used: Roman Text of the original chronogram: Ioannes VersChVVIegener heIILIger MartIIrer bItt gott aLzeIt fVr DeIne gerInge Verehrer English translation of the chronogram: St. John the Silent Holy Martyr pray to God always for your lowly worshippers Pure chronogram?: no Natural chronogram?: no Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed

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