1717 - Statue pedestal - Podborany, Czech Republic
Posted by: ToRo61
N 50° 14.046 E 013° 26.714
33U E 389119 N 5565815
A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. Sebastian
Waymark Code: WMZE7R
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/28/2018
Views: 8
The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal.
The inscription is a lot dilapidated.
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The chronogram is included in the first two lines of the inscription.
The full inscription: sanCto / sebastIano / aDVersVs // pesteM / tVem / I / ereCta// Proxima / ne / nostras / Pestis / depascere / oras // Factum / est / auxili / Dive / Sebasteino // Pestis / dein / tetro / noceat / ne dira / veneno // Effice / Pr?sidio / maone (?) / Patrone / tuo // Illud / quo / oratum / testetur /, /et / impetre / - - (??) // Hanc / Statuam / Ponunt / Sancte / Sebastia-- (??)// tui /devoti /Clientes
The chronogram: sanCto sebastIano aDVersVs pesteM tVe I ereCta
CZ: Svatému Šebestiánu proti tvému moru vztycena
EN (Google translation): To Saint Sebastian against your plague
St. Sebastian is the patron of war invalids, protector from Black Death (bubonic plague). The general attributes of sculpture of St. Sebastian: shot by arrows, tied to a tree trunk
Text of the original chronogram: sanCto sebastIano aDVersVs pesteM tVe I ereCta
Pure chronogram?: yes
Natural chronogram?: no
Type of numerals used: Not listed
English translation of the chronogram: Not listed
Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed
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