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Friday, 15 May 2009 15:56 |
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St John’s Navalis is a celebration of St John of Nepomuk commemorating the 280th anniversary of the canonisation of this illustrious Czech patron. The celebration is jointly organized by Capital City Prague and Charles Bridge Museum under the auspices of Mayor Pavel Bém, and it will last from Friday (14.05) to Sunday. Apart from Friday’s water festivities, the event will
also include a mass that will be held at 6 PM on the same day, followed that a procession will wend its way from St Vitus Cathedral down to the sculpture of St John of Nepomuk on Charles Bridge. Exhibition commemorating worldwide significance of the saint.
The celebration also features the exhibition called Saint on the Bridge (Available only in Czech) held in Charles Bridge Museum at Křižovnické Square between 15 May and 31 August. On Friday, during the night, the exhibition will be open until 2 AM for free. The exhibition is jointly held by Charles Bridge Museum and the order of The Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, and it will commemorate the importance the saint has not only for Czechs but also for the whole world. “John of Nepomuk became a patron of all bridges. Towns, grape-vine, ships and others were named after him. He is a patron of Bavaria, Venice gondoliers and Venice citizens,” pointed out the Charles Bridge Museum Director Zdeněk Bergman. Gondolas.
For the first time, Venetian gondolas will appear in Prague. Their shape is similar to Baroque ships and to the first boats that appeared on the Vltava River. These were made in the 1550s by Tyrol craftsmen, who also participated on the building of Venetian gondolas. Altogether, Praguers will be able to see seven Venetian boats, including the biggest gondola, which is 25 meters in length and is powered by 14 gondoliers. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 15 May 2009 16:08 |
