Ludmila of Bohemia
Czech martyr and saint
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None
None years ago
Died
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
Czech Republic
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Ludmila of Bohemia, a significant figure in the early Christian history of the Czech lands, lived during the 9th and 10th centuries. She played a pivotal role in the Christianization of Bohemia, being a grandmother of Wenceslaus I, who later became a saint and is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. After her husband, a pagan, died, she became a devoted Christian. Her efforts to raise her grandchildren in the Christian faith brought her into conflict with a rival faction within the family. In 921, she was murdered by agents of her daughter-in-law, Drahomíra, an act that led to her veneration as a martyr.
Murdered in 921, became a martyr
Venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church
Advocated for Christianity in Bohemia
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