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Facts. Feastday: May 16. Patron: of Bohemia. Birth: 1345. Death: 1393. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. John Nepomucene. In his early childhood, John Nepomucene was cured of a disease through the prayers of his good parents. In thanksgiving, they consecrated him to the service of God.
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus) (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia.
St. John Nepomucene is patron saint of Bohemia. When in 1719 his grave in the Prague cathedral was opened, his tongue was found to be uncorrupted though shrivelled. His feast is celebrated on 16 May.
St. John of Nepomuk (born c. 1345, Nepomuk, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died March 20, 1393, Prague; canonized 1729; feast day May 16) was one of the patron saints of the Czechs who was murdered during the bitter conflict of church and state that plagued Bohemia in the latter 14th century.
May 16, 2013 · St. John Nepomucene (Martyr) Celine McCoy. Born John Wölflein or Welflin, in Nepomuk, Bohemia, in 1340, Saint John used the name of his native town for his surname instead of his family name. He studied theology and law at the University of Prague and was eventually ordained a priest.
Learn about the life, martyrdom, and legacy of Saint John Nepomucene, a priest and confessor who refused to break the seal of confession. He is the patron saint of Bohemia, bridges, and good confession.
May 16, 2024 · Saint John Nepomucene was the patron saint of Bohemia, which is now part of the Czech Republic. Nepomuk is the spelling of his family name. He was a Czech priest who lived in the 14th century for almost 450 years.
