Saint John of Nepomuk

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Saint John of Nepomuk was a 14th-century Bohemian priest and martyr venerated as a patron saint of bridges and protector against floods, widely depicted in Baroque statues across Central Europe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint John of Nepomuk canonical 2
Jan Nepomucký 1

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Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bohemian priest
Catholic saint
Christian martyr
historical person
artisticStyleOfDepictions Baroque
associatedWith Charles Bridge
Vltava River
beatificationDate 1721
beatifiedBy Pope Innocent XIII
birthPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Pomuk
canonizationDate 1729
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Benedict XIII
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bohemia
deathCause drowning
deathPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague
depictedAs priest holding a crucifix near a bridge
era 14th century
feastDay 16 May
20 March
gender male
givenName John
hasCultCenter Central Europe
Prague
hasStatuesIn Austria
Central Europe
Czech Republic
Germany
Poland
Slovakia
languageOfName Czech
mannerOfDeath execution
martyrdom
nativeName Saint John of Nepomuk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jan Nepomucký

Jan z Pomuku
notableFor being thrown from a bridge into the Vltava River
seal of confession legend
occupation priest
vicar general
patronage Bohemia
Prague
bridges
confessors
good reputation
protection against floods
placeOfBurial St. Vitus Cathedral
positionHeld vicar general of the Archdiocese of Prague
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
symbol crucifix
five stars around the head
palm of martyrdom
priest’s biretta
title Saint
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church
workLocation Prague

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Bridge hasStatueOf Saint John of Nepomuk
Nepomuk namedAfter Saint John of Nepomuk
Saint John of Nepomuk nativeName Saint John of Nepomuk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jan Nepomucký