John of Nepomuk

thumb|John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk, also called John Nepomucene (ca 1345 – 20 March 1393), was a Bohemian clergyman. Due to his loyalty to Archbishop Jan of Jenštejn in a dispute with the Bohemian crown, he was executed by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia by being thrown into the Vltava. Quotes about In Prague, Bohemia, we remember St. John of Nepomuk, priest and martyr, who, in order to defend the Church from King Wenceslaus IV, after enduring numerous insults and suffering all kinds of torture, was finally thrown into the Vltava River, thus completing his martyrdom for Christ. (20 March) Roman Marirology. The grandiose figure of St. John, Venerable Brother, has examples and gifts for all. But since he was priest, parish priest, and Vicar General, it seems natural that priests should drink at his fountain first. True, the model of models is Jesus, to whom the voice of the Father refers, but the Saints are also our models, having loved God above all things. Well, St. John embodies in himself both the ideal of the knower of the Mysteries of God, striving as he was for the perfection of virtues, study, discipline; and of the parish priest, who sanctifies his faithful by the example of his life and by the zeal of souls; and of the Vicar General, scrupulous executor of his duties in harmony with the will of his Archbishop in the spirit of ecclesial obedience. Pope John Paul II, Letter to the Archbishop of Prague for the 250th° centenary of the canonization of John of Nepomuk, 2 March 1979. If we now want to briefly consider the noble figure of the Saint, history presents him first as devoted to the study and preparation for the priesthood: aware as he was that, according to the expression of St. Paul, he would be transformed into another Christ, he transformed the soul into a chaste temple of the spirit. With equal piety he was parish priest of St. Gallen, in the city of Prague; then canon; then Vicar General. In this office, which made him in some way co-responsible for the government of his church, he found his martyrdom and at the same time his glory. And since he, more than others, defended the rights and legitimate freedom of the Church before the wishes of King Wenceslaus IV, more than others he incurred the ire of the monarch. He personally participated in his torture, which resulted in his death; then he had him thrown from the bridge into the Vltava River. Thus its waters were sanctified by the body and blood of the Martyr and became his first tomb. This occurred on the night of March 20, 1393. The light of that night spread throughout the world, and it still lasts, very much alive. Pope John Paul II, Letter to the Archbishop of Prague for the 250th° centenary of the canonization of John of Nepomuk, 2 March 1979. External links Category:14th century births Category:14th century deaths Category:Roman Catholic priests Category:Martyrs Category:Catholics from the Czech Republic Category:Catholic saints