1765 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Chornice, Czech Republic
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N 49° 39.992 E 016° 44.487
33U E 625662 N 5503012
Two chronograms on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM152WH
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/04/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 6

The chronograms are 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 years from the chronograms referring to erection of the statue.


The chronograms:
DIVo sILencIa rIo IoannI nepoMVCeno g.p.m. et beneVoLVs greX honorIs et pIe tatIs ergo eX strVXIt // 1765

et Larga ManVs georgII bayer De CanI foraneI Conf?rtaVIt // 1765

The note: The inscriptions are already difficult to read - if anyone is able to decipher it better, I will be happy to correct it.
See also pg.3 of "Website explaining the chronogram".


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.

Source and more information: (visit link)

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Na plošine o dvou stupních stojí mohutný dvojdílný podstavec s polokruhovite vystupující strední cástí, s profilem ve spodní cásti a ukoncený profilovanou rímsou. Po jeho stranách jsou na ctyrbokých soklících dve rokokové vázy. Strední cást podstavce nese jednou odstupnený projmutý horní díl kuželovitého tvaru s volutovými krídly a páskou. Horní díl je ukoncen výrazne profilovanou rímsou, která nese ve stredové ose mušli a dve volutky, do kterých je horní okraj rímsy stácen. Na rímse je osazena profilovaná patka nesoucí sochu svetce. Postava muže je pojata jako kvalitní pohybová plastika. Stojí v klasickém kontrapostu. Sv. Jan Nepomucký drží na levém predloktí kríž s korpusem Krista a palmu, v pravé ruce pri boku drží biret a rozevrenou knihu. Hlavu má sklonenou k levému rameni; je prostovlasý, odený v kanovnické roucho usporádané ve výrazných záhybech.
Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: DIVo sILencIa rIo IoannI nepoMVCeno g.p.m. et beneVoLVs greX honorIs et pIe tatIs ergo eX strVXIt // et Larga ManVs georgII bayer De CanI foraneI Conf?rtaVIt

Pure chronogram?: no

Natural chronogram?: no

Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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