Sv. Jan Nepomucký - Šteken, okres Strakonice, CZ
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N 49° 16.018 E 014° 00.225
33U E 427522 N 5457612
Barokní socha svetce stojí u silnice, nedaleko kostela / Baroque statue of the saint stands beside the road, near the church.
Waymark Code: WMNQV7
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/21/2015
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Svatý Jan Nepomucký, také Jan ci Johánek z Pomuka, (mezi 1340 a 1350 v Pomuku, dnešním Nepomuku – 20. brezna 1393 v Praze) byl generální vikár pražského arcibiskupa a mucedník katolické církve, jeden z ceských zemských patronu.
Atributy: pet hvezd kolem hlavy, kríž v ruce, prst pres ústa, palma
Patronem: Ceska, Bavorska, lodaru, voraru, mlynáru, duchovních, cti a zpovedního tajemství, proti vodnatosti
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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.
Attributes: halo of five stars, palm, priestly dress, cross, angel indicating silence by a finger over the lips
Patronage: Bohemia, San Juan, Batangas
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