1728 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Brno-Turany, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM12P9P
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/25/2020
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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 chronogram is almost unreadable today.
The year 1728 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
saCro honorI DIVI IoannIs nepoMVCenI tVrzanI posVerant patronI
CZ: Svaté pocte svatého Jana Nepomuckého Turanští byli postavili ochránci
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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Socha svetce v kanovnickém rouchu s biretem na hlave. ruce složeny na prsou. Po pravé strane svetce postava chlapeckého andela na oblaku, držící v levé ruce krucifix, po levici putto s klícem (symbolizující zpovední tajemství).