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John of Nepomuk, Saint (nā`pōm

k), d. 1393, patron saint of Bohemia, a martyr. He is also called John Nepomucen. He was vicar general of Bohemia under King Wenceslaus IV (later Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus). When the king wished uncanonically to convert an abbey into a cathedral, St. John opposed him, in spite of torture. The king had him drowned in the Moldau. An earlier story, since disproved, attributes his drowning to his refusal to disclose the confessional secrets of the queen. Feast: May 16.

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No references found			The saint's cult together with the cult of Mary and John of Nepomuk were made the basis of the policy of recatholicisation in which music played an important part. Sancte Wenceslae, ora pro nobis! The cult of St. Wenceslas in music by Velek, Viktor / Czech Music Crossing the River Vltava, the bridge is lined with statues - touching one of these, the statue of St John of Nepomuk, will ensure you return to Prague one day. WEEKEND: TRAVEL: Czech out the heart of Bohemian Europe; LEAVE THE ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) These days, the only battle is making your way through the hordes of tourists lining the bridge, many of them queueing to touch the statue of St John of Nepomuk, a Catholic saint, said to bring good luck. Czech out Springtime in Prague; Go for it Ian Leonard finds a long ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			John Millington Synge John Milton John Milton Hay John Mitchel John Morrison John Muir National Historic Site John Murray John Napier John Newport Langley John o'Groat's John O'Groat's House John ODonovan John of Austria John of Balue John of Brienne John of Damascus John of Damascus, Saint John of Ephesus John of Gaunt John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster John of Hollywood John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford John of Leiden John of Leyden John of Luxemburg John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk, Saint John of Paris John of Procida John of Salisbury John of Speyer John of the Cross John of the Cross, Saint John of the Funnels, Friar John Oliver Killens John Osborne John Ousterhout John Passalides John Paul I John Paul II John Paul Jones State Historic Site John Pendlebury John Pendleton Kennedy John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park John Petritsi John Phillips Marquand John Pringle John Pym John Q. Citizen John Q. Public John Q. Voter			John of Austria the Younger John of Aviz John of Aviz John of Balue John of Bologna John of Bologna John of Brienne John of Damascus John of Damascus John of Damascus, Saint John of England John of England John of Ephesus John of Fidanza John of Fidanza John of Gaunt John of Gaunt John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster John of Hollywood John of Lancaster John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford John of Leiden John of Leiden John of Leyden John of Leyden John of Luxemburg John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk, Saint John of Nevers John of Paris John of Procida John of Salisbury John of Salisbury John of Speyer John of the Cross John of the Cross John of the Cross, Saint John of the Funnels, Friar John of the Ladder John Oliver Killens John Opie John Orley Allen Tate John Ormond Management Consultants John Osborne John Osborne John Osborne (playwright) John Osborne (playwright) John Ousterhout John Overton High School John Owen John Owen-Jones John Oxley Library John P. Kennedy John P. Manley John P. Marquand John P. Marquand

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