1727- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Dolní Jelení, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
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Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/01/2021
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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 year 1727 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
o:s. Iene z nepoMVkV VV potrzebaCh nassICh oroDVg za nás
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 dvou kamenných stupních je hranolový sokl s volutami se strapci , pristavenými po stranách a s vysokou profilovanou rímsou, na níž na drobném nástavci stojí sv. Jan Nepomucký v kanovnickém rouchu s kvadrátkem na hlave, levou rukou drží v nárucí krucifix, pravou ruku má mírne pozvednutou u boku a drží v ní zámek. Vousatá tvár, hlava mírne naklonená doleva a vzhuru, s exaltovaným výrazem. U pravé nohy svetce se vznáší andelícek, který není spojen se základem, ale pripojen železnou svorkou. Na prední strane soklu nápis: O:S. IENE / Z NEPOMVKV / W POTRZEBACH / NASSICH / ORODVG / ZA NÁS//.