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|SaintName=Saint Wenceslaus I | |SaintName=Saint Wenceslaus I | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=September 28 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Prague (or Stochov), Duchy of Bohemia | |SaintBirthPlace=Prague (or Stochov), Duchy of Bohemia | ||
|DeathPlace=Stará Boleslav, Duchy of Bohemia | |DeathPlace=Stará Boleslav, Duchy of Bohemia | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.200000, 14.683300 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=50.200000, 14.683300 | ||
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|NotableLabel2=Site of martyrdom | |NotableLabel2=Site of martyrdom | ||
|NotableCoordinates2=50.200000, 14.683300 | |NotableCoordinates2=50.200000, 14.683300 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Czech Republic | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Prague]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing spring at martyrdom site | |SaintMiracle1=Healing spring at martyrdom site | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Posthumous vengeance against assassins | |SaintMiracle2=Posthumous vengeance against assassins | ||
|Profession=duke | |Profession=duke | ||
|Patronage=Bohemia; Czech Republic; brewers; Prague | |Patronage=Bohemia; Czech Republic; brewers; Prague | ||
|Attributes=ducal crown; banner with eagle; dagger | |Attributes=ducal crown; banner with eagle; dagger | ||
|PrimaryShrine=St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic | |PrimaryShrine=St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic | ||
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'''Saint Wenceslaus I''' (Czech: '''Svatý Václav'''; c. 907 – 28 September 935), also known as '''Wenceslas''', was Duke of Bohemia from 921 until his martyrdom in 935 and is the patron saint of the Czech lands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15581b.htm |title=St. Wenceslaus |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born to Duke Vratislaus I and Drahomíra of the Havolans, he was raised Christian by his grandmother Saint Ludmila after his father’s death in 921. Succeeding at age 13 under his mother’s regency, Wenceslaus assumed full rule c. 925, promoting Christianity, justice, and German missionary activity while maintaining Bohemian independence from the East Frankish Empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=213 |title=St. Wenceslaus |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | '''Saint Wenceslaus I''' (Czech: '''Svatý Václav'''; c. 907 – 28 September 935), also known as '''Wenceslas''', was Duke of Bohemia from 921 until his martyrdom in 935 and is the patron saint of the Czech lands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15581b.htm |title=St. Wenceslaus |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born to Duke Vratislaus I and Drahomíra of the Havolans, he was raised Christian by his grandmother Saint Ludmila after his father’s death in 921. Succeeding at age 13 under his mother’s regency, Wenceslaus assumed full rule c. 925, promoting Christianity, justice, and German missionary activity while maintaining Bohemian independence from the East Frankish Empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=213 |title=St. Wenceslaus |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | ||