DIE VEREHRUNG DES HEILIGEN JOHANNES VON NEPOMUK IM ALTEN UNGARN
VENERATION OF SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK IN HUNGARY IN THE PAST

Summary/Abstract: Saint John of Nepomuk is the patron of Bohemia, one of the heavenly patrons of the Society of Jesus. He is also an important figure of Baroque popular religion in Eastern Europe and Hungary. His cult in Central Europe was spread by the Jesuits in the late 16th century. Because of his martyrdom (he was drowned) he is regarded as the patron saint of those who go on water, and of fishermen. In many places his statue stands beside rivers or streams, near bridges and ferries. Portrayals of him also appear on small devotional pictures. The article examines the cult of Saint John of Nepomuk in Hungary in the context of Central Europe. It presents in particular his veneration is the south of the Hungarian Great Plain and in Szeged, rites and customs linked to his feast (May 16th).

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