1733 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Úštek, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM152EV
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/02/2021
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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 1733 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
dIleCte Ioannes eXopta nobIs DIVIna tIvipIa Veram VoCe gratIaM
The note: the statue has been recently reconstructed from a very poor condition. I have been unable to find any details regarding the accuracy of the inscription (especially the size of the letters), the year it was erected, etc.
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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