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Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk

Saint John of Nepomuk

Nepomuk c. 1345 - Praha 1393
confessor of the queen of Bohemia, refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. At the behest of King Wenceslaus of Bohemia he was thrown from the Charles Bridge in Prague and drowned. John of Nepomuk is patron saint of bridges
(Wikipedia)

Konrad Hegenauer
2003 (18th century)

Schmidsfelden / Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk

Description

Stone statue of St. John of Nepomuk with cross.
The statue is a copy of the 18th century statue by Hegenauer in the Bauernhausmuseum Wolfegg.

Annotation

The Eschach is here the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.

Schmidsfelden - Sankt Johannes von Nepomuk

Sculptor

Konrad Hegenauer (1734-1807), German sculptor from Friesenhofen.

Locatie (N 47°44'59" - E 10°7'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw300; Photograph: 7 October 2014
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