St John
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St John3 there are a number of other saints of this name.
St John Chrysostom (
c.347–407), bishop of Constantinople, a Doctor of the Church. He attempted to reform the corrupt state of the court, clergy, and people; this offended many, including the Empress Eudoxia, who banished him in 403. His name means ‘golden-mouthed’ in Greek. His emblem is a bee, and his feast day is 27 January.
St John of God (1495–1550), the Portuguese founder of the Brothers Hospitallers, who fought as a mercenary for Spain against the French and Turks and later worked as a shepherd and a pedlar. His feast day is 8 March.
St John of Nepomuk (
c.1345–93), priest and martyr, put to death by Wenceslas IV of Bohemia by being thrown into the river Moldau. He was later regarded as a martyr for the seal of the confession, since the story grew up that he had incurred the king's anger for refusing to reveal the contents of the queen's confession. His feast day is 16 May.
St John of the Cross (1542–91), a Spanish mystic and poet. A Carmelite monk and priest, he joined with St Teresa of Ávila in founding the ‘discalced’ Carmelite order in 1568. He also wrote mystical poems. His feast day is 14 December.
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Brazil's lavish savagery Art
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 12/23/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of the Holy Family and saints who concentrate this...originality of pose - in Saint John Nepomuk a cherub indicates the...hand, he holds onto the saint's robe. Brazilians...carvings. Several black saints are commemorated - witness...
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Czech it out; There's more to beautiful Prague than you may think.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...sightseers. The walls of the 13th century bridge feature 75 statues of saints. Visitors jostle to touch the sculpture of tragic Saint John of Nepomuk and make a wish. The popular saint drowned after being thrown from the bridge by King Wenceslaus IV...
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Flooding in Europe takes a very real toll on people's lives.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...not Vltava River water, to make its sharp, slightly bitter lager. A bitter irony, too, that Saint John of Nepomuk, Bohemia's patron saint and the town's protector against floods, was drowned in the Vltava six centuries ago. A statue...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Holidays: 48 HOURS IN Prague.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 7/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...the daily crowds of tourists traversing the spectacular Charles Bridge (pictured) lined with statues of saints, including St John Nepomuk, thrown into the river on the orders of King Wenceslas for refusing to betray the queen to him. If you...
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Travel: 48 hours IN Prague.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 7/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...might beat the daily crowds of tourists traversing the spectacular Charles Bridge, lined with statues of saints, including St John Nepomuk, thrown into the river on the orders of King Wenceslas for refusing to betray the queen to him. If you...
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On the Edge of the Inside: The Prophetic Position
Magazine article from: Tikkun; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ONE IS STRUCK, IN THE STUDY OF SAINTS, angels, and gods, by a pattern...guardian angels, and Catholic saints like St. John Nepomuk, St. Christopher, and even...Jesus says the same of himself in John's Gospel (10:7) where he...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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LOUIE, WE HARDLY KNOW YE.(News)(Profile\King Louis Ix\Saint Louis)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 8/24/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...sculpture of the patron saint occupies a spot at the...Not Louis. "He became a saint while fulfilling his position...king," said the Rev. John Padberg, historian and...Church in Clayton, St. John Nepomuk Church in Soulard and Sacred...
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Dean Acheson Remembered
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/11/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...600th anniversary of the death of John of Nepomuk, a patron saint of Bohemia who is popular among...1350 in Pomuk, later called Nepomuk, he had a distinguished career...Prague. The stamp shows the saint carrying a cross, with the bridge...
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Weekend: Travel: Prague: open for business; Floods created havoc in Prague when the River Vltava burst its banks, but Dan Mason finds plenty to enjoy in a city gradually returning to normal.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 9/28/2002; 700+ words
; ...worn statues, many paused below the figure of St John of Nepomuk - the patron saint of Czechs - and reached over to touch the bronze...adjacent statue of St Jude Thaddaeus, the patron saint of lost causes, but thought he might not see the...
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Czech out Springtime in Prague; Go for it Ian Leonard finds a long hidden gem at its beautiful best.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 3/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...many of them queueing to touch the statue of St John of Nepomuk, a Catholic saint, said to bring good luck. Having negotiated the...Wencelas of Christmas carol fame and a modern Czech saint. Vaclav was actually only a duke, but led the...
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Saint John of Nepomuk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint John of Nepomuk , d. 1393, patron saint of Bohemia, a martyr. He is also called John Nepomucen. He was vicar general of Bohemia...convert an abbey into a cathedral, St. John opposed him, in spite of torture. The...
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John of Nepomuk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John of Nepomuk see John of Nepomuk, Saint .
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St John
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...John3 there are a number of other saints of this name. St John Chrysostom ( c. 347–...feast day is 27 January. St John of God (1495–1550...His feast day is 8 March. St John of Nepomuk ( c. 1345–93...
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