1761 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Libochovice, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Libochovice
Waymark Code: WM109WV
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/29/2019
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The chronogram is 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 1761 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram: honorI DIVI nepoMVCenI sVI nostrIqVe patronI ereXIt Ioannes fran sChVVartz regIVs anonarIVs
CZ: Pocte svatého Nepomuckého, svého a našeho ochránce, vztycil Jan František Švarc, královský dodavatel obilí
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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Barokní dynamická socha z 60. let 17. století od B. Edera na mohutném rozšíreném volutovém podstavci. Svetec zobrazen v neobvyklém ikonografickém výjevu „Sv. Jan zašlapává démona pomluvy“, který je ve svatojánské ikonografii velmi ojedinelý a vzácný.