John of Nepomuk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Czech saint
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1350
Place of Birth: Nepomuk, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 20-Mar-1393
Profession: Catholic priest
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John of Nepomuk
- Saint John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus) (c.
- 1345 – 20 March 1393) is the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia.
- Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional.
- On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods and drowning.
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