1762 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Pisek, Czech Republic
Posted by: 
ToRo61
N 49° 18.366 E 014° 08.937
33U E 438134 N 5461833
A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM13HP8
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/20/2020
Views: 17
The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1762 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram: soDa LItas aLMa sanCto sVo tVteLarI
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.
Source and more information: (
visit link)
=========================================================
Socha je umístnená ve výklenkové kapli, která priléhá ke kostelu Narození Panny Marie. Rímskokatolický kostel Narození Panny Marie je trojlodní bazilika, která se nachází na jižním okraji historického centra v jihoceském meste Písek. Dominantní kostelní vež na jižní strane západního prucelí se stala jako tzv. Písecká vež symbolem celého mesta.