1718 - Statue pedestal - Prague, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal the statue of St. John of Nepomuk beside the Church of the Holy Trinity
Waymark Code: WMYX82
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/05/2018
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The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The statue of Jan Nepomuk was placed on the pedestal as yet (
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The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1718 corresponds to the year of the statue donation by Ordre des Trinitaires (
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The chronogram:
PIA IOANNIS INTERCE[SSIO]
SIT NOBIS
A CONFUSIONE PRAESERV[AT]I[O]
PECCATORIBUS CONVERSIO
POENITENTIBUS VENIA
FIDELIBUS DEFUNCTIS
REQUIES PERPETUA
CZ: Zbožná Janova záruka at je nám od zmatku uchránení, hríšníkum obrácení, kajícím se odpuštení, verným mrtvým odpocinutí vecné
EN (Google translation): God's John warranty, let us be safe from shame, the sinners of conversion, the repenting of forgiveness, the faithful dead rest of the eternal
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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