1724 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Andelská Hora, Czech Republic
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A several chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre of Andelská Hora
Waymark Code: WM11JTE
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/03/2019
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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 1724 from the chronograms referring to erection of the statue.
The chronograms:
ferILItateaVrea oppIDVM etLabores engeLsbergenses eXhILara // 1724
CVstosfIDeL Is ae Vnesto noMIne nos serVostVos LIbera // 1724
sanCte IoannestVor honorIs aVfer a nobIs beneVoLeLabeM pVDorIs // 1724
et Deofae CVnDantI et tIbI patrono perpetVae resonaVnt LaVDes gLorIae // 1724
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 plastika z roku 1724, premístena na nynejší místo v roce 1771. Kvalitní kamenosocharská práce z pískovce s donátorským nápisem s chronogramem. Svetec stojící v kontrapostu je tradicne oden do kleriky, pres kterou má rochetu a pres ramena má prehozen krátký plášt (mozzeta), na hlave má biret. Na levé ruce má položen kríž a shlíží dolu. Socha je umístena na clenitém podstavci.