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|SaintName=Saint John Nepomucene | |SaintName=Saint John Nepomucene | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=May 16 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Nepomuk, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) | |SaintBirthPlace=Nepomuk, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=49.9833, 12.8000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=49.9833, 12.8000 | ||
|DeathPlace=Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) | |DeathPlace=Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.0755, 14.4378 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=50.0755, 14.4378 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Statue and traditional drowning site | |NotableLabel3=Statue and traditional drowning site | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=50.0864, 14.4110 | |NotableCoordinates3=50.0864, 14.4110 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Czech Republic | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Prague]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Benedict XIII | |Canonizer=Pope Benedict XIII | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | |CanonizationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Multiple healings at his tomb in Prague | |SaintMiracle1=Multiple healings at his tomb in Prague | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Apparitions and protections for confessors (traditional) | |SaintMiracle2=Apparitions and protections for confessors (traditional) | ||
|Profession=Priest; canon | |Profession=Priest; canon | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic | |ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic | ||
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|Attributes=Palm branch; mitre; water; keys | |Attributes=Palm branch; mitre; water; keys | ||
|PrimaryShrine=St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic | |PrimaryShrine=St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic | ||
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'''Saint John Nepomucene''', also known as John of Nepomuk (c. AD 1345–1393), was a Bohemian Roman Catholic priest and martyr venerated for his defense of the seal of confession, tortured and drowned in the Vltava River on orders of King Wenceslaus IV for refusing to betray a penitent's secrets.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08495b.htm|title=St. John Nepomucene|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Nepomuk to a burgher family, historical records from Prague archives confirm his education at Charles University (founded 1348), earning a doctorate in canon law c. AD 1373 and ordination shortly after, rising to vicar-general under Archbishop John of Jenstein by AD 1380.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Nepomuk|title=John of Nepomuk|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Serving at the royal court as chaplain and confessor to Queen Sophia, his integrity clashed with Wenceslaus IV's absolutism, leading to imprisonment AD 1393 for alleged complicity in a noble plot; under torture, he remained silent on the queen's confession, drowned March 20 from Charles Bridge.<ref name="newadvent" /> Immediate veneration arose with floating body miracles, his cult spreading rapidly in Bohemia.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Nepomuk|title=Saint John of Nepomuk|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> | '''Saint John Nepomucene''', also known as John of Nepomuk (c. AD 1345–1393), was a Bohemian Roman Catholic priest and martyr venerated for his defense of the seal of confession, tortured and drowned in the Vltava River on orders of King Wenceslaus IV for refusing to betray a penitent's secrets.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08495b.htm|title=St. John Nepomucene|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Nepomuk to a burgher family, historical records from Prague archives confirm his education at Charles University (founded 1348), earning a doctorate in canon law c. AD 1373 and ordination shortly after, rising to vicar-general under Archbishop John of Jenstein by AD 1380.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Nepomuk|title=John of Nepomuk|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Serving at the royal court as chaplain and confessor to Queen Sophia, his integrity clashed with Wenceslaus IV's absolutism, leading to imprisonment AD 1393 for alleged complicity in a noble plot; under torture, he remained silent on the queen's confession, drowned March 20 from Charles Bridge.<ref name="newadvent" /> Immediate veneration arose with floating body miracles, his cult spreading rapidly in Bohemia.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Nepomuk|title=Saint John of Nepomuk|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> | ||