1735 - Statue pedestal - Blsany, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk in centre Blsany village
Waymark Code: WMZE7Z
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/28/2018
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The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal.
The statue of Jan Nepomuk was placed here in 1735 - (see (
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The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The end portion of inscription is unreadable, but we know the year of the statue erection,
The chronogram: DIVo MartyrI IoannI sVIs paX C(?) C(?) V(?) V(?)
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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