1732 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Hnojice, Czech Republic
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N 49° 42.957 E 017° 13.403
33U E 660273 N 5509422
A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM13AT7
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/28/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 6

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 1732 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.


The chronogram:
sIngVLarIs VotVte LarI DIVo IoannI nepoMVCeno s. honorI


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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Na nízkém soklu osazen vysoký hranolový podstavec. Ve spodní cásti stlacen do volut zdobených na celní a zadní strane reliéfním stylizovaným akantem, strany hranolu zdobeny vykrojenými zrcadly, podstavec ukoncen masivní previslou deskou. Na celní strane v zrcadle pásková kartuše tvaru srdce vyplnena nízkým reliéfem obrazu Svržení sv. Jana Nepomuckého z mostu, nad ní zasazeno železné kované rameno na lampu, zdobené stylizovanými listy. Zezadu v zrcadle umísten znak objednavatele díla, hnojického faráre a šternberského lateránského kanovníka G. C. Appela. Jedná se o kartuš tvorenou dvema palmovými ratolestmi s reliéfními symboly eucharistie (kalich s hostií), osmicípou hvezdou a iniciálami "GCA" a "CRL" po stranách. Pod kartuší vytesán nápis s chronogramem. Na podstavci na nízkém oblácky zdobeném plintu umístena esovite prohnutá socha svetce stojícího na drakovi. Sv. Jan je oden v tradicní kanovnický šat, s hlavou sklonenou k pravému rameni a pritisknutou k drobnému krucifixu, který pridržuje obema rukama. Kolem hlavy kovová zlacená svatozár s peticí hvezd.
Text of the original chronogram: sIngVLarIs VotVte LarI DIVo IoannI nepoMVCeno s. honorI

Pure chronogram?: yes

Natural chronogram?: no

Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]

Type of numerals used: Not listed

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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