
1758 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Zlatá Koruna, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk beside Zlata Koruna Monastery
Waymark Code: WM18B0T
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 red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1758 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
boeMIae & praeCIpVosVo patrono sanCto IoannI posVIt VotIreVs Ioanes VVoLner offICIaLIshhVIVs Co eno bII sanCtae Coronae
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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