My Photos: St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle

St. Vitus Cathedral construction begun 1344, completed 1929 Saint John Nepomuk Legend says John Nepomuk, the Bishop of Prague in the late 1300s, was killed at the behest of King Wenceslaus, by being thrown into the Vltava (Moldau) River.  Before being thrown to his death, his tongue was cut out, for refusing to divulge the confessions of the Queen of Bohemia, wife of King Wenceslaus.  The small, pink porcelain tongue at the center of the shield on Nepomuk's tomb, above, is said to contain the tongue.  Confessionals The relics of St. Adalbert Go to My Photos:  Prague here All photos are copyright protected property of  Brenda Pokorny unless otherwise noted. If you would like permission for use, please contact me.