1724 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Horní Planná, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM18AZW
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/30/2023
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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 1724 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
o.h. Ioann nepoMVCene DIer ergeben VVIer Vns aLLe hIer
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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Barokní socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého z 18. století se nachází na námestí. Na žulovém soklu s volutovými krídly je umístena socha v obvyklém postoji, ponekud statického dojmu. Ve stredu postamentu je vtesána peticípá hvezda.