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See media help. " Good King Wenceslas " ( Roud number 24754) is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king (modern-day Czech Republic) who goes on a journey, braving harsh winter weather, to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (December 26, the Second Day of Christmas ). During the journey, his page is about to give ...
Boleslaus I ( Czech: Boleslav I. Ukrutný; 915–972), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was ruler ( kníže, "prince") of the Duchy of Bohemia from 935 until his death in 972. He is notorious for the murder of his elder brother Wenceslaus, through which he became duke. Despite his complicity in this fratricide, Boleslaus is generally ...
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 ...
Sep 28, 2021 · Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, died in 935. His feast is celebrated on September 28th, the day he was murdered. A holy and virtuous leader, Wenceslaus has a much bigger story than a simple holiday carol could convey: his story involves political unrest, personal courage, a life of heroic virtue, and the sacrifice of his life.
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.
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
Feb 22, 2023 · English: Wenceslaus or Wenceslas (Czech: Václav, former Věnceslav [Vientseslaf]) (c. 907 – September 28, 935) was duke ( kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslas is best known in the English-speaking world as the subject of the en:Christmas carol "en:Good King Wenceslas".
