International project of restoration Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Divina




1 international project of restoration

1.1 auspices
1.2 project patrons
1.3 project donors
1.4 blessing ceremony
1.5 legacy of project

1.5.1 book
1.5.2 postal products







international project of restoration

the project of restoration of st. john of nepomuk statue initiated architect marek sobola , started in 2016, completed in june 2017. partners, addressed cooperate have either connection st. john of nepomuk or slovakia.


auspices

 germany : project carried out under auspices of embassy embassy of federal republic of germany in slovakia.

project patrons

 cambodia : majesty norodom sihamoni, king of cambodia
 bulgaria : majesty simeon ii., last tsar of bulgaria

project donors

 bavaria : royal highness franz, duke of bavaria
  vatican : equestrian order of holy sepulchre of jerusalem (ordo equestris sancti sepulcri hierosolymitani – oessh). emeritus pope benedict xvi. include took part in restoration of statue of st. john of nepomuk.
 czech republic : knights of cross red star, catholic knight order or czech origin (ordo militaris crucigerorum cum rubea stella in pede pontis pragensis – o.cr), metropolitan chapter house of st. vitus in prague, owner of saint’s grave , city of nepomuk – birthplace of st. john of nepomuk.
 slovakia : diocese of Žilina, municipalities of divina, divinka , svederník. project supported by: kysuce museum in Čadca, servare et manere, civic association, kia motors slovakia foundation, philatelist club 53-19 Žilina , unknown donors.





















blessing ceremony

the statue uncovered on new stand on friday 2 june 2017 joachim bleicker, ambassador of federal republic of germany in slovakia emil molko, mayor of divina , marek sobola, author of project. subsequently, blessed mons. tomáš galis, bishop of Žilina. happened more 190 years since restored after being damaged flood. besides bishop, ambassador of germany , head of bishop office, ceremony attended invited partners. uncovering , blessing of statue followed vernissage presenting partners of monument restoration on panels.


legacy of project
book

on occasion of statue uncovering , blessing, book published, titled story of st. john, statue of st. john of nepomuk in divina (in slovak: príbeh svätojánsky, socha svätého jána nepomuckého v divine), written marek sobola , collective of other authors. book, besides biography of st. john of nepomuk, presents similar monument in surroundings of divina. book comes summary in german, english, bulgarian , khmer languages and, @ vernissage, ceremonially promoted divina soil scatted on it.


postal products

the slovak post issued official postal products on occasion – stamp, envelopes , stamp coupons.









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