1709 - Statuary pedestal - Prague, Czech Republic
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The three chronograms on the pedestal the statuary of Holy Savior with Cosmas and Damian on Charles Bridge
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/12/2018
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The chronogram are located on the sandstone pedestal.
The Latin text mentions the first name of Saint John of Nepomuk:
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The chronogram:
Inter DIVos hIppoCra tI CosMa
EN: To Cosmas, the Hippocrates among the saints
IesV ChrIsto orbIs MeDI Co
EN: To Jesus Christ, the healer of the world
pIoqVe fratri CoeLIgaLe no DaMI anoa
EN: To the pious brother Damian, the Galen from Heaven
The Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge (
visit link) is a historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV (
visit link) , and finished in the beginning of the 15th century.
The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, originally erected around 1700 but now all replaced by replicas.
Saints Cosmas and Damian (Greek: ??sµ?? ?a? ?aµ?a???) (d. ca. 287), twins and early Christian martyrs; practised the art of healing in the seaport of Aegea (modern Ayas), then in the Roman province of Syria. Accepting no payment for their services led to them being named "?????????" (Unmercenary); it has been said that, by this, they attracted many to the Christian faith.