Who is the patron saint of Bohemia and the Czech lands?
4 saints in this library are patrons of Bohemia and the Czech lands. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.
Saint Adalbert of Prague
956 - April 23, 997
Feast: April 23Read
Saint Ludmila of Bohemia
c. 860 - September 15, 921
Bohemia, as "one of the patrons"; Vatican News says John Paul II proclaimed her patron saint of Eastern Europe
Feast: September 16Read
Saint Vitus
Unknown; martyred in southern Italy, venerated by the fifth century
Those with epilepsy and chorea, called St. Vitus' dance; dancers and actors; Prague and its cathedral. Rabenstein's list adds oversleeping, storms, lightning, dogs and domestic animals, comedians, coppersmiths and young people
Feast: June 15Read
Saint Wenceslaus
c. 903 - September 28, 935
Bohemia, in Mershman's words; Benedict XVI preached of him as patron saint of the Czech nation
Feast: September 28Read
Looking for someone else? Search the whole library.
