St. John of Nepomuk's Patronages
St. John of Nepomuk is the patron of
Bohemia
Bavaria
town of Nepomuk
town of Salzburg
Order of Journeymen of Jesus
clergymen
confessors
the Seal of the Confessional (keeping the Confessional secret)
bridge protection (bridge statues, connected with other patronages to do with water)
boatmen (in Týn nad Vltavou, sacramental services performed at the St. J.N.chapel)
fishermen
pilgrims
travelling, safe pilgrimage (sculptures at crossroads and at the roadsides)
safe return (sculptures at the village limits)
millers (little sculptures to be found in mills)
protection against floods and nature disasters
protection against slander
slander
for taciturnity
against water threats
all water bodies
protection against hailstorm – protects grapes in vineyards
benefactors, alms givers
by Ing. Karel Drhovský