person
St John of Nepomuk
Nepomuk
The drowned Bohemian martyr (d. 1393), Czech patron saint; his statue, crucifix in arms, stands on bridges and before countless village doors.
Reading notes
- Two Stories of Prague §47 Nepomuk
St John of Nepomuk, the drowned martyr and Czech patron saint, whose statue---a crucifix in his arms---stands before village doors and on bridges; a fixture of the sad Catholic countryside Bohusch evokes.