1728 - Statue pedestal - Straz na Nezarkou, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of St. John of Nepomuk in Straz na Nezarkou
Waymark Code: WMYW8H
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/01/2018
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Saint John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes 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 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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MENS DEO SACRATA SANCTO EX VOTO SUO POSUIT IOANNI
CZ: Mysl Bohu zasvecená svatému z obeti své postavila Janovi
EN: The mind was raised up by God from the holy place of God to John