1766 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Mariánská Týnice, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk beside the Mariánská Týnice monastery
Waymark Code: WM106BT
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/06/2019
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The chronograms are located on the sandstone pedestal.
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year from the chronogram should (?) referring to erection of the statue.
The full Latin inscription: PARTHENICO SACERDOTI CONFESSORI SILENTIARIO VRBIS PRACENA CLORIA CZECHIA DELICIO S. IOANNI NEPOMUCENO ** SACRABAT ATERNVM DEVOTVS CLIENS F.M.K. P.P.P.T.
The chronograms:
parthenICo saCerDotI ConfessorI sILentIarIo VrbIs pra.enæ .LorIæ CzeChIæ DeLICIo -> 1766
saCrabat æternVM DeVotVs CLIens -> 1766
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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