Saint John Nepomuk Sculpture, Buchach

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The sculptural composition, crowned with the figure of Saint John Nepomuk, was installed in Buchach at the crossroads of the roads to Ternopil and Chortkiv in 1750.

It was one of the early works of the outstanding sculptor Ivan Pinzel. Prague priest John Nepomuk was martyred in 1393, refusing to reveal the secret of the confession of the wife of Emperor Wenceslas IV of Luxembourg. The cult of the saint was widespread in the 18th century. John Nepomuk's roadside sculpture was ordered by Count Mykola Potocki to Pinzel, as evidenced by Potocki's "Pilyava" coat of arms on the pedestal.

During the Soviet era, the Saint John Nepomuk Sculpture was destroyed. Restored in 2007 in the former place (now the road fork is located a little higher), the author of the copy ...

The sculptural composition, crowned with the figure of Saint John Nepomuk, was installed in Buchach at the crossroads of the roads to Ternopil and Chortkiv in 1750.

It was one of the early works of the outstanding sculptor Ivan Pinzel. Prague priest John Nepomuk was martyred in 1393, refusing to reveal the secret of the confession of the wife of Emperor Wenceslas IV of Luxembourg. The cult of the saint was widespread in the 18th century. John Nepomuk's roadside sculpture was ordered by Count Mykola Potocki to Pinzel, as evidenced by Potocki's "Pilyava" coat of arms on the pedestal.

During the Soviet era, the Saint John Nepomuk Sculpture was destroyed. Restored in 2007 in the former place (now the road fork is located a little higher), the author of the copy is Roman Vilhushynskyi.

Скульптурна композиція, увінчана фігурою Святого Яна Непомука, була встановлена в Бучачі на роздоріжжі доріг на Тернопіль та Чортків у 1750 році.

Це була одна з ранніх робіт видатного скульптора Івана Пінзеля. Празький священик Ян Непомук прийняв мученицьку смерть у 1393 році, відмовившись видати таємницю сповіді дружини імператора Вацлава IV Люксембурзького. Культ святого був поширений у XVIII сторіччі. Придорожню скульптуру Яна Непомука замовив Пінзелю граф Микола Потоцький, про що свідчить герб Потоцького "Пілява" на постаменті.

За радянських часів скульптура святого Яна Непомука в Бучачі була знищена. Відновлена в 2007 році на колишньому місці (зараз розвилка доріг знаходиться трохи вище), автор копії Роман Вільгушинський.

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3/3/2025

Categories Monument
Date of foundation 1750-2007
Address Strypna Street

Buchach

Coordinates 49.0628584° N, 25.4064417° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
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