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Lesson from Fr Alban Butler, 1773, Lives of the Saints.https://archive.org/details/livesoffathersma09butl/page/n391/mode/2up?view=theaterDie 28 Sancti Wences...
Saint Wenceslaus I or Václav the Good was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complici...
Sancti Wenceslai, Ducis Bohemorum, Martyris, Boleslaviam Veterem Bohemia. Oratio from the 1736 Missale Romanum. https://archive.org/details/missaleromanumex0...
Jun 24, 2024 · By Peter Pinedo. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 28, 2023 / 09:54 am (CNA). Wenceslaus I is known by many titles: king, warrior, saint. Yet, he is by far most popularly known as “Good King Wenceslas” in one of the most beloved Christmas carols of the 20th century.
September 28: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr—Optional Memorial. c. 907–929. Patron Saint of brewers, Czech Republic, Bohemia, and Slovakia. Pre-Congregation canonization. Wenceslaus, the saint we honor today, was born in Bohemia, present-day western Czech Republic to his Catholic father, Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, and his pagan mother ...
Wenceslas I (born c. 907, Stochov, near Prague—died Sept. 28, 929, Stará Boleslav, Bohemia; feast day September 28) was the prince of Bohemia, a martyr, and the patron saint of the Czech Republic. Wencelas was raised a Christian by his grandmother St. Ludmila, but his ambitious mother, Drahomíra (Dragomir), a pagan, had her murdered and ...
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Dec 19, 2019 · Upon reaching the age of 18, in 925, Wenceslaus inherited the dukedom of Bohemia. The young duke made sure that all his mother’s anti-Christian policies were stopped. He either fired or exiled the pagan officials in his mother’s court. Finally, he had his mother exiled to Budeč, where she spent the rest of her life.
