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Sankt Johannes von NepomukSaint John of NepomukNepomuk c. 1345 - Praha 1393confessor 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) |
Johann Adolf Sasse
17--/1994 |
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DensIbVs Ipse patron
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nepoMVCene LeVa
Sei bitte den Vredenern
ein gnädiger Schutzherr
Bewahre sie Nepomuk
vor der wilden Flut
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