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Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk
Corvin Castle Hunedoara Romania Travel Photography (225889455)
Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
chapel
Current function:
chapel
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Vajdahunyad, Hunedoara
Historical Hungarian county:
Hunyad
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7499318739, 22.8879279839
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History

St John of Nepomuk is the patron saint of those who travel on roads and water, so his statues are often placed on bridges. He was canonised in the 18th century and developed a significant cult during the Baroque period.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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