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John of Nepomuk - Wikipedia

John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of ...

Saint John of Nepomuk | Biography, Death, & Facts - Britannica

Saint John of Nepomuk, one of the patron saints of the Czechs who was murdered during the bitter conflict of church and state that plagued Bohemia in the ...

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John Nepomucene - New Advent

St. John Nepomucene is patron saint of Bohemia. When in 1719 his grave in the Prague cathedral was opened, his tongue was found to be uncorrupted though ...

The Most Famous Person You've Never Heard of: St John of Nepomuk

Along the Oder River, near the centre of Wrocław, we can find one of the most magnificent representations of Nepomuk and his legend. This ...

St. John of Nepomuk Catholic Church | Yukon, OK

Official website of Saint John Nepomuk Catholic Church, Yukon, OK. Features include parish & school news, Mass and Confessions schedule, bulletins, ...

St. John of Nepomuk Statue in Prague

St. John of Nepomuk Statue is a plaque fixed to a statue on Charles Bridge in Prague. It depicts a man being thrown off the bridge.

John of Nepomuk – Prague Blog

Saint John of Nepomuk is one of the top saints of the Czech Republic. The popular legend states that John was a confessor to the Queen of Bohemia and that he ...

Feast of St. John Nepomucene

May 16 was the feast of our patron St. John Nepomucene. St. John was born in the town of Pomuk (later Nepomuk) in Bohemia around the year 1340.

St. John Nepomucene - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

He is known as the "martyr of the confessional." He is patron of Czechoslovakia, where he is invoked against floods and against slander. His feast day is May 16 ...

Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora

The Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená hora is situated at Žďár nad Sázavou in western Moravia, in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. The ...

Church of St John of Nepomuk | Prague City Tourism

Church of St John of Nepomuk ... This church is the first independent work by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. It was consecrated in 1729, shortly after the ...

Czechs in History – St. John of Nepomuk - Beyond Prague

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Telč. A Small Town Saint Saint John of Nepomuk, or John Nepomucene as he is sometimes called, is one of the best known ...

Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk - Wikipedia

The church, with many furnishings designed by Santini himself, is remarkable for its gothicizing features and complex symbolism, quite unusual for the time. In ...

Main Altar – John Nepomucene - Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

The figure of Saint John of Nepomuk is often encountered in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Poland and Lithuania. He ...

St. John of Nepomuk Statue - Legend - 100 Spires City Tours

St. John of Nepomuk Statue - Legend ... The statue of St. John of Nepomuk is the oldest statue of the Charles Bridge and the only bronze statue there. It was made ...

Saint John of Nepomuk - Google Arts & Culture

Following the tradition, in this painting from the Colonial Museum, he is depicted dressed in rich garments: black cassock, surplice, and an ermine fur cloak.

Statue of St John of Nepomuk on Charles Bridge - YouTube

In this video you will learn about the most famous statue on Charles Bridge and why is it, that hundreds of people touch it every day.

SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK - the heart thrills

That's the High Art. The Low Art generated by John are all those thousands of statues of him scattered around Central Europe and beyond. As ...

St. John of Nepomuk, the Icon of Central and Eastern Europe

St. John Nepomucene died as a result of the conflict between religious and lay authority. He defended the independence and sovereignty of the Church against the ...

St. Nepomuk Catholic Church - Arch City Religion

Founded in 1854, St. John Nepomuk Catholic church is the oldest Czech church in the Americas. It was founded to cater to the Czech immigrants who began ...