1759 - Statue of St. John of Nepomuk - Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic
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N 49° 35.573 E 018° 21.593
34U E 309208 N 5496716
A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM17VKN
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/08/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 2

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 1759 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.


The chronogram:
sVVatI Iene nepoMVCkI oroDVg za nas VVsseCkI nInI I VVzIVVota skonanI

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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Barokní pískovcová socha sv. Jana Nepomuckého. Na dvou stupních sokl s pravoúhle vybranými rohy a prední stenou konvexne vypjatou, na nej dosedá hranolový podstavec s volutami, kanelurami a zvoncovitými listy. Vpredu kartuš s nápisem ovinutá rokajem. Sokl ukoncen vyloženou rímsou. Na ni dosedá vpravo sedící andílek s levou rukou na hrudi, pravá položená na kolene, levý sedící andílek se levým loktem opírá o knihu, pohled uprený vzhuru. Vpredu dve andílcí hlavicky. Na oblacné základne klecící svetec v tradicním rouchu, prostovlasý, kolem hlavy kovová svatozár s peti hvezdami. Svetec drží v pravé ruce kovový kríž, levou má položenu na prsou. Draperie pojednána velkými hlubokými záhyby, mírne v pohybu. Materiál: pískovec.
Type of numerals used: Roman

Text of the original chronogram: sVVatI Iene nepoMVCkI oroDVg za nas VVsseCkI nInI I VVzIVVota skonanI

Pure chronogram?: no

Natural chronogram?: no

English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed

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