1723 - Statue of St. Nepomucky - Strupcice, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM15379
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/06/2021
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The chronograms are located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronograms are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The chronogram:
pro gLorIa DeI et honore IoannIs nepoMVCenI Ista statVa posIta est a Iosepho VhL // 1723
CVM sVIs De VotIs paroChIanIs In IstIs pagIs // 1723
The note: This is the inscription on the front of the pedestal. The inscription on the back is illegible.
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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Barokní dílo J. Vettera je z r. 1723. Svetec v rozevlátém rouchu a biretem na hlave drží v ruce krucifix. Figura je osazena na dvoustupnovém soklu s fundamentem. Dolní cást soklu je zdobnejší s chronogramem. Socha byla do Strupcic premístena z Tušimic.