Daily
|
| St Cyril |
| St John Nepomucene |
| St Methodius |
| Father Matteo Ricci |
Your answer was: St John Nepomucene. |
Answer: St John Nepomucene was born in 1340 AD at Nepomuk, Bohemia (in the modern Czech Republic). When he was a child, he was cured by the prayers of his parents. They then consecrated him to God. He became a priest and was known as a great preacher who converted thousands. John was also a counselor and advocate of the poor in the court of King Wenceslaus IV. John refused several bishoprics. He was a Confessor to the queen and he taught her to bear the cross of her ill-tempered husband the king. He was then imprisoned for refusing to disclose the queen‘s confession to the king. When he continued to honor the seal of the confessional, he was ordered to be executed. His image has now been used in art as a symbol of the sacrament of Confession, and many bridges in Europe bear his likeness as their protector. 'St John Nepomucene' on en.Wikisource.org 
 St John Nepomucene 600th Anniversary of Death St John - View of Prague 934-935 (1993) |
