- John of Nepomuk, Prague -

Czech national saint, well known in other countries too.
Famous in baroque era, connected with interesting legend.
Czech king has ordered to torture him and drowned in Vltava river in Prague.

Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods.

True reason of this murder was political (feud between Archbishop and King).