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Kr. Warendorf Nordrhein-Westfalen Schloßallee |
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) |
1953 |
Pons statuaque destructi AD. MCMXLIV Deo auxiliante restituti AD. MCMLXIII + Sancte Johanne Nepomucene ora pro nobis |
Bridge and statue destroyed in 1944 With God's help replaced in 1953 + St. John of Nepomuk pray for us |
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