John of Nepomuk
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John of Nepomuk, also called John Nepomucene, was a Bohemian clergyman. Due to his loyalty to Archbishop Jan of Jenštejn in a dispute with the Bohemian crown, he was executed by King Wenceslaus IV of
Johannes von Nepomuk Hinterglasbild
Martyrdom of St. John Nepomuk by Szymon Czechowicz, National Museum in Warsaw.
The Dead Body of John of Nepomuk on the banks of the Vltava c. 1760 by Franz Xaver Palko.
St. John of Nepomuk's Tomb in St Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Vltava
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The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Buděj
John of Nepomuk
…loyalty to Archbishop Jan of Jenštejn in a dispute with the Bohemian crown, he was executed by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia by being thrown into the Vltava. In the decades following his death, a cult grew around John's life and death based on fabulous hagiographies and alleged miraculous healings. He was…
The Vltava in Prague
Vltava from Bohnice viewing point
"Náplavka Smíchov" ferry dock in Prague
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov near the Vltava River