1788 - Entrance to the church - Homole u Panny, Czech Republic
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N 50° 37.719 E 014° 11.152
33U E 442418 N 5608846
A chronogram above the entrance to the Church of St. Pius V
Waymark Code: WM1981W
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/21/2023
Views: 2
The chronogram is located above the entrance to the Church of St. Pius V. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1788 from the chronogram referring to year of construction Church of St. Pius V.
The chronogram:
IosephVs.II benefICIVM hoC popVLo, sIbI DeVoto ereXIt
The Church of St. Pius V in Homole u Panny is a sacral building standing on a rocky elevation above the village square in the middle of the village, which it dominates.
The church stands on a hill on the western edge of the village. It is a brick single-nave building of rectangular plan with an offset polygonally ended presbytery and a sacristy on the eastern side.
The church was built in 1787 (according to the literature, according to the chronogram in 1788 - the foundation stone was laid in 1787) by order of Joseph II on the site of a chapel built in 1724 by the Litomerice Dominicans, probably for the image of St Pius V, allegedly acquired in Italy.
Type of numerals used: Roman
Text of the original chronogram: IosephVs.II benefICIVM hoC popVLo, sIbI DeVoto ereXIt
Pure chronogram?: yes
Natural chronogram?: no
Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]
English translation of the chronogram: Not listed
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