May 17 - Saint John Nepomucene
Quick Facts- While a child, he was cured by the prayers of his parents; they then consecrated him to God.
- Priest.
- Great preacher who converted thousands.
- Vicar-general of Prague.
- Counselor and advocate of the poor in the court of King Wenceslaus IV.
- Refused several bishoprics.
- Confessor to the queen, and taught her to bear the cross of her ill-tempered husband the king.
- 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 executed.
- Symbol of Bohemian nationalism.
- His image has been used in art as a symbol of the sacrament of Confession, and many bridges in Europe bear his likeness as their protector.
