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September 28: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr—Optional Memorial. c. 907–929 Patron Saint of brewers, Czech Republic, Bohemia, and Slovakia Pre-Congregation canonization Liturgical Color: Red. Quote: Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.
The Martyrdome of Wenceslaus, Podivinius, and others, in The History of the Bohemian Persecution (1650) by Johan Amos Comenius "St. Wenceslaus," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913) Poetry [edit] Good King Wenceslas (1853), a carol by John Mason Neale
After the death of his Christian father, Duke Ratislav of Bohemia (d. c. 920), his mother, Drahomira, who was still practically a pagan, became regent for the young Wenceslaus (Vaclav). Earlier Wenceslaus had been entrusted to his grandmother, (St.) ludmilla, the wife of the first Christian duke of Bohemia, for his education.
Sep 9, 2021 · Saint Spotlight: St. Wenceslaus. September 9, 2021. On Sept. 28, the Catholic Church honors St. Wenceslaus, a Central European ruler who died at the hands of his brother while seeking to strengthen the Catholic faith in his native Bohemia. During his 2009 visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI called the country’s patron saint “a ...
Wenceslaus I (Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf]; c. 907 – 28 September 935 or 929), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel. His martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic virtue that resulted in ...
Wenceslaus I, called One-Eyed, was King of Bohemia from 1230 to 1253.
Sep 28, 2017 · The good Duke St. Wenceslaus was posthumously given the title of “King” by the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I. Wenceslaus’ life is a powerful illustration of Christian charity and true political ...
