Saint Ludmila
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- Memorial
- 16 September
- Profile
- Daughter of a Slavic prince.
Duchess of Bohemia, married to Boriwoi, first Christian Duke of Bohemia; the two were baptized by Saint Methodius in 871.
They built the first Christian church in Bohemia, and tried to force Christianity on their subjects; they failed.
Widow.
Grandmother and tutor of Saint Wenceslas.
Gave a proper burial to Saint Ivan.
Her daughter-in-law, Drahomira, jealous of the influence which Ludmilla wielded over her grandson, Wenceslaus, had her murdered.
- Born
- 860 at Mielnik
- Died
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strangled by hired assassins at Tetin on 15 September 921
relics at Saint George's Church, Prague
- Patronage
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Bohemia
converts
Czech Republic
duchesses
in-law problems
widows
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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