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5 days ago · Also called Czech Statehood Day, Wenceslas was born near Prague in 907 to the Duke of Bohemia. When his father died he was only 15 years old. His main contributions were to unify Bohemia and support the Christian church.
4 days ago · After his assassination, he was posthumously conferred as a king by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, which is why people don’t sing of good Duke Wenceslaus. Wenceslaus was elevated to sainthood immediately after his death, and he's considered the patron saint of the Czech Republic.
5 days ago · The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord occurs 40 days after Christ's resurrection. It is the important, final piece of the Paschal Mystery, which began with Christ's Passion and death. Because Christ ascended, we, as members of the body of Christ, also look forward to ascending into heaven after our bodily resurrection.
5 days ago · Enraged, the king is said to have personally killed Stanislaus, striking him down while he was celebrating Mass. Stanislaus was proclaimed a martyr and canonized in 1253, becoming the first native-born Pole to be made a saint.
4 days ago · Edward was the son of King Ethelred II (reigned 978–1016) and Emma, daughter of Richard II, duke of Normandy. When the Danes invaded England in 1013, the family escaped to Normandy; the following year Edward returned to England with the ambassadors who negotiated the pact that returned his father to power.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Mieszko I (r. 960-992 AD) was married to Dobravka, daughter of Wenceslaus, the Saint, Duke of Bohemia. He estalished the Piast dynasty which held the throne of Poland until 1370 AD.
5 days ago · or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sun 29: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalm week 2: Mon 30: Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor October; Tue 1: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor Wed 2: The Holy Guardian Angels Thu 3
