1735 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Borovany, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM15F2T
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/24/2021
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The chronogram is 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 year 1735 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.
The chronogram:
honorI aC VeneratIonI DIVI IoannIs nepoMVCenI patronI ereXIt
CZ: ke cti a chvále Svatého Jana Nepomuckého patrona vyzdvihl F.P.P.CB.Lat.
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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Socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého se nachází za obcí Borovany na louce poblíž mostu pres reku Stropnici. Originál sochy je umísten v areálu zámku v Borovanech.
Podle chronogramu v nápisové kartuši na celní strane soklu dal sochu vytvorit v r. 1735 predstavený borovanského augustiniánského kláštera František Plank, autor sochy není znám.