St John Nepomucene Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date
St John Nepomucene Biography |
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| Date of Birth | 1340 |
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| Country of Birth | Czech Republic of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | Czech Republic |
| Date of Death | 20 March 1393 |
| Place of Death | Czech Republic |
| Feast Day | March 20 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Innocent XIII on 31 May 1721 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII on 19 March 1729 |
| Patron Saint of | Bohemia running water silence against calumnies against slander bridge builders bridges confessors against floods against indiscretions Czech Republic for discretion for good confession Prague, Czech Republic, archdiocese of |
St John Nepomucene Biography
He was also known as:
- John Wolflin
- Jan Nepomucký
- John Nepomucen
- Martyr of the Confessional
- John of Nepomuk
- Johannes von Nepomuk
St John Nepomucene was born in 1340 AD at Nepomuk, Bohemia (in the modern Czech Republic). When he was a child, he was cured by the prayers of his parents. They then consecrated him to God. He was a Priest and was Known as a great preacher who converted thousands. principal deputy of Prague (in the modern Czech Republic). John was also a counselor and advocate of the poor in the court of King Wenceslaus IV. John refused several bishoprics.
He was a Confessor to the queen and he taught her to bear the cross of her ill-tempered husband the king. He was then imprisoned for refusing to disclose the queen‘s confession to the king. When he continued to honor the seal of the confessional, he was ordered to be executed. Symbol of Bohemian nationalism. His image has now been used in art as a symbol of the sacrament of Confession, and many bridges in Europe bear his likeness as their protector.
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