Svatý Jan Nepomucký / Saint John of Nepomuk - Údlice, Czechia
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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého pred kostelem Povýšení sv. Kríže v Údlicích / Statue of st. John of Nepomuk in front of the Church of the Elevation of St. Crosses in Údlice
Waymark Code: WM11DKD
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/02/2019
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CZ: Jan ci Johánek z Pomuka (mezi 1340 a 1350 v Pomuku, dnešním Nepomuku – 20. brezna 1393 v Praze) byl generální vikár pražského arcibiskupa, pozdeji uctívaný jako svatý Jan Nepomucký, mucedník katolické církve a jeden z ceských zemských patronu.
Pískovcová socha sv. Jana stojí na stupnovitém soklu a podstavci, nachýlena doleva, v ruce kamenný krížek s telem Kristovým, v druhé pokrývku hlavy biret. Zleva na rímsu soklu prisedá jako putti andílek s palmovou ratolestí. Zprava andílek se zamcenou knihou. Skulptura je datovaná podle chronogramu do r. 1759. Na podstavci je obnovený nápis, jehož soucástí je chronogram.
EN: Saint John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes 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 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.
Sandstone statue of st. Jana stands on a stepped plinth and a pedestal, tilted to the left, a stone cross with the body of Christ in her hand, and a biret head in the second. From the left to the ledge of the plinth, it is attached as a putti angel with a palm branch. Right angel with locked book. The sculpture is dated to 1759 according to the chronogram.
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: in front of the Church of the Elevation of St. Crosses in Údlice
Entrance Fee: free
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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