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Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk at Schwaadeck
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Vanessa
February 23, 2025
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The Nepomuk figure once adorned the facade of Cologne Cathedral. During the war, the statue was damaged and disposed of; the sculptor Elmar Hillebrand in Cologne-Weiß kept it. The gap in the cathedral facade was replaced by a copy.
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•Gordon
November 8, 2022
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If I'm not mistaken, this is Saint Nepomuk.
"John Nepomuk lived from about 1350 to 1393. He died as punishment by being thrown from the Charles Bridge into the Vltava River and drowned. As a bridge saint, his statue stands on many bridges in Europe." (from the website of the Archdiocese of Cologne).
"John Nepomuk lived from about 1350 to 1393. He died as punishment by being thrown from the Charles Bridge into the Vltava River and drowned. As a bridge saint, his statue stands on many bridges in Europe." (from the website of the Archdiocese of Cologne).
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