Sv. Jan Nepomucky / St. John of Nepomuk, Brandys nad Labem, CZ
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N 50° 11.268 E 014° 40.026
33U E 476235 N 5559563
Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckeho na renesancnim moste. / Statue of St. John of Nepomuk at renaissance bridge.
Waymark Code: WM9YZC
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/19/2010
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Svatý Jan Nepomucký, také Jan ci Johánek z Pomuka, (mezi 1340 a 1350 v Pomuku, dnešním Nepomuku – 20. brezna 1393 v Praze) byl generální vikár pražského arcibiskupa a mucedník katolické církve, jeden z ceských zemských patronu.
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John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký) (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393) is a national saint of the 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 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.
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