Johannes Nepomuk statue (Oberlaa)
The Johannes Nepomuk statue is a listed baroque saint statue from the middle of the 18th century. It is located on Himberger Strasse by the bridge over the Liesingbach in Vienna's 10th district of Favoriten , Oberlaa district .
Building history
Until 1920, the late baroque statue of Johannes Nepomuk stood in front of the Unsinn inn at Himberger Straße 53-55. During the restoration in 1979 it was given a new base and was moved to Himberger Straße 2 by the bridge over the Liesingbach.
John Nepomuk is usually represented - as the only one of the saints - with a halo, but this statue is missing.
background
The Bohemian King Wenceslaus IV had the priest Johannes Nepomuk fall from the Charles Bridge in Prague into the Vltava and drowned on March 20, 1393 . St. Nepomuk is therefore considered a "bridge saint". According to legend, he is said to have refused to break the secret of confession : He did not want to tell the king what his wife had confessed to him. However, the real reason for his execution was a political conflict between his bishop and the king. In 1729 Johannes Nepomuk was canonized. In the Baroque period , especially in the countries of the Habsburg Monarchy, an intense cult of Nepomuk arose . Sculptures of St. Nepomuk are next to crosses and depictions of Mary the most common Christian stone figures to be found outside of churches and are very often on or next to bridges.
literature
- Werner Schubert : Favorites. Verlag Bezirksmuseum Favoriten , 1992; P. 177.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 23 " N , 16 ° 22 ′ 57.5" E