Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Divina
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The statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Divina is a National Cultural Monument of Slovakia. Divina is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1325. The Statue of St. John of Nepomuk is registered in the Central List of the Slovak Memorial Fund under the number 1334/2.[1] It is a sandstone sculpture from 1796 standing on a stone base. The statue has a good artistic elaboration of the saint's face and drapery. The saint does not have a traditional biretta on his head. The statue is a remembrance of the last male descendant of the aristocratic Szunyogh family – John Nepomuk Szunyogh, who is credited with the construction of the Divina church and rectory. In Slovakia, there are only few preserved architectural and artistic monuments that belonged to the count branch of the Szunyog family of Budatín. In 1588, the branch was promoted to barons, later counts. The last male descendant was John Nepomuk Szunyogh, who died in 1798, leaving only one daughter Josephine. St. John of Nepomuk was his personal patron, to whom he had a special reverence.
Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Divina Socha sv. Jána Nepomuckého v Divine | |
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German: Statue des hl. Johannes von Nepomuk in Divina, Bulgarian: Статуя на св. Ян Непомуцки в Дивина | |
Artist | Unknown |
Year | 1796 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Sandstone |
Movement | Late baroque |
Subject | Saint John of Nepomuk |
Dimensions | 150 cm (59 in) |
Condition | Renovation: 1822, 1995, 2017 |
Location | Divina, Slovakia |
Owner | Parish of Divina, Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina |