When Saint John Nepomucene, born as John Wolfin around 1340 in Bohemia, was cured by the prayers of his parents, they consecrated him to God. He became a priest and was a great preacher. He was the Vicar General of Prague and was an advocate for the poor in the court of King Wenceslaus IV. He was the queen's confessor and he taught her many things about his husband's ill-temper. He was imprisoned for refusing to disclose the queen's confession to the king. When he stood by the seal of confession, he was ordered to be executed. His image is used by many in art as a symbol of the Sacrament of Confession. He died by drowning on March 20, 1393. He was canonized on March 19, 1729.
He is the patron against floods and for one to make a good confession.
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