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Oct 22, 2012 · Wenceslas. St. Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs. The holy martyr Wenceslas (or Wenceslaus) (born 907, died September 28, 935 or 929) was the son of Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. His father was raised in a Christian milieu through his father, Borivoj, who was converted by Saints Cyril and Methodius, the "Apostles to the Slavs".
Good King Wenceslas, known historically as Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was born around 907 AD in the Kingdom of Bohemia, part of the present-day Czech Republic. His early life was set against a backdrop of significant political and religious upheaval, as Christianity was beginning to take root in a region previously dominated by pagan beliefs.
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 ...
Sep 28, 2023 · September 28, 2023. 10021. 13. Born circa 907 near Prague in present-day Czech Republic, Saint Wenceslaus was destined for a life of turbulence and spirituality. After the tragic death of his father in battle when Wenceslaus was only 13, his mother, the pagan Drahomira, ascended to the throne. She quickly ushered in an era of anti-Christian ...
Apr 6, 2024 · Wenceslaus I ( Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf] ( listen); 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 ...
May 17, 2018 · Wenceslaus, Wenceslas Wenceslas The medieval Czech ruler of the duchy of Bohemia, Wenceslas (ca. 903-935) is best known to the English-speaking world as the piou… Saints Cyril And Methodius , Saints Cyril and Methodius The Greek missionaries Saints Cyril (827-869) and Methodius (825-885) were the apostles of the Slavic peoples.
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.
