St. John of Nepomuk / Sv. Jan Nepomucký, Zásmuky, Czech republic
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N 49° 57.292 E 015° 01.799
33U E 502151 N 5533613
Barokní pískovcovou socha Jana Nepomuckého z roku 1717 / The baroque sandstone statue of John of Nepomuk from 1717.
Waymark Code: WMDGRP
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/14/2012
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CZ: Barokní pískovcovou sochu Jana Nepomuckého nechali vystavet pred zámkem Zásmuky hrabe František Damián ze Šternberka a jeho manželka Marie Josefína z Trautmannsdorfu v roce 1717. Na soklu je aliancní znak donátoru, který nese zbytky puvodní polychromní podoby sochy.
ENG: The baroque sandstone statue of John of Nepomuk was built in front of the the castle Zásmuky by Earl Francis Damian Sternberg and his wife Mary Josephine of Trautmannsdorf in 1717. On the base is alliance coat-of-arm of donors, which bears the remnants of the original polychrome form.
St. John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký) (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393) is a national saint of the 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 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.
zdroj/ source: wikipedia
Associated Religion(s): roman - catholic
Statue Location: park
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: unknown
Website: [Web Link]
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