1747 - Statue of St. John the Baptist - Ostrožská Lhota, Czech Republic
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A chronogram/s on the pedestal of the statue of St. John the Baptist
Waymark Code: WM18CYN
Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/09/2023
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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 1747 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
DIVIna proVentVs gra fIa sVperCVn Ctos natos sVreXIt MaIor Ioannes baptIsta
John the Baptist (late 1st century BC – 28–36 AD) was a Hebrew itinerant preacher in the early 1st century AD. Other titles for John include John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist traditions. He is sometimes alternatively called John the Baptizer
John the Baptist is mentioned by the Hebrew historian Josephus and revered as a major religious figurein Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a prophet by all of these faiths, and is honored as a saint in many Christian traditions. According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself, and the Gospels portray John as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus, since John announces Jesus' coming and prepares the people for Jesus' ministry. Jesus himself identifies John as "Elijah who is to come", which some biblical scholars interpret to mean that Jesus believed that John was the reincarnation of the Old Testament prophet Elijah, although John the Baptist in the Gospel of John explicitly denies being linked to Elijah (John 1:21). According to the New Testament, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth were relatives.
John was sentenced to death and subsequently beheaded by Herod Antipas sometime between 28 and 36 AD.
The general attributes of sculpture of St. John the Baptist: the Lamb of God, the Cross
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