1730 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Husinec, Czech Republic
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N 49° 03.160 E 013° 59.283
33U E 426062 N 5433803
Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM13HZD
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/21/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 11

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 1730 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.


The chronograms:
s: IanV z nepoMVkV oChranIteLI Dobre a protIzLe powgestI patronV tento obraz vebstatV // 1730
I postaVVItI DaL sLoVVVtnI pan sranCsIMek // 1730


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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Plastika sv. Jana Nepomuckého byla puvodne umístena na žulovém soklu u mostu po levém brehu Blanice. V roce 1998 pri stavbe nového mostu C. 145-031 byla prenesená i se soklem na pravou stranu reky a zaujímá tak dominantní místo pri vjezdu do obce. Podstavec pod sochu, o celkové výšce 160 cm, je hranolového tvaru s odsazenými cástmi pri nárožích na prední strane. Skládá se ze trí dílu. Na rozšíreném soklíku základového pudorysu 114 X 70 cm, o výšce 44 cm, s ustupující profilovanou horní hranou, se zvedá samotný hranol. podstavec, výšky 96 cm, s bocními volutovými nástavci. Na prední strane je vytesán svisle obdélný rámec s hlubokou linkou, s projmutými rohy, v nemž je nápis s chronogramem.
Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: s: IanV z nepoMVkV oChranIteLI Dobre a protIzLe powgestI patronV tento obraz vebstatV // I postaVVItI DaL sLoVVVtnI pan sranCsIMek

Pure chronogram?: no

Natural chronogram?: no

Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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