Ludmila of Bohemia

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"Saint Ludmila" redirects here. For the oratorio by Dvořák, see Saint Ludmila (oratorio).
Saint

Ludmila
Chapel of St. Ludmila
Feast16 September
Attributesveil
PatronageBohemia

Ludmila of Bohemia (c. 860 – 15 September 921) is a

Saint Wenceslaus,[2] who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. Saint Ludmila was canonized shortly after her death. As part of the process of canonization, in 925, Wenceslaus moved her remains to St. George's Basilica, Prague
.

Marriage

Ludmila was married to

Duke of Bohemia,[2] in 873. The couple converted to Christianity through the efforts of Methodius.[2][3] Their efforts to convert Bohemia to Christianity were initially not well received,[2] and pagans drove them from their country for a time. Eventually the couple returned and ruled for several years before retiring to Tetín, near Beroun
.

Bořivoj was succeeded by their son

Wenceslas became the next ruler of Bohemia.[3]
It had been primarily Ludmila who raised her grandson, and she acted as regent for him.

Ludmila and Drahomíra

Murder of Saint Ludmila

Wenceslaus' mother, Drahomíra, became jealous of Ludmila's influence over Wenceslaus. She had two noblemen, Tunna and Gommon (probably of Frankish or Varangian descent) murder Ludmila in Tetín, and part of Ludmila's narrative states that she was strangled[2] with her veil. Initially, Ludmila was buried at St. Michael's at Tetín.[5]

Ludmila was canonized shortly after her death. As part of the process of canonization, in 925 Wenceslaus moved her remains to

duchesses, those with problems with in-laws, and widows. Her feast day is celebrated on September 16.[6]

Antonín Dvořák composed his oratorio Saint Ludmila between September 1885 and May 1886. The work was commissioned by the publisher Littleton for the Leeds Festival.[7]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Překlad Josef Vajs, 1929
  2. ^ a b c d e The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (September 11, 2018). "Saint Ludmila Slavic saint". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c Ott, Michael. "St. Ludmilla." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 24 Feb. 2013
  4. ^ "Saint Ludmila - 1100 years since the death of the first Czech saint", Prague.eu
  5. ^ Kantor, M. The Origins of Christianity in Bohemia. 1990.
  6. ^ Roman Martyrology, https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/cult-martyrum/martiri/009.html#settembre
  7. ^ Halstead, Susan. "St. Ludmila, patroness of Bohemia". British Library, 16 September 2013.

Sources

  • Pekar, J., Die Wenzels- und Ludmilla-Legenden und die Echtheit Christians (Prag, 1906).
  • Christianus Monachus, "Vita et Passio sancti Venceslai et sanctae Ludmilae avae eius," in Magnae Moraviae Fontes Historici (Brno, 1967), 186–199.
  • Ingham, N. W., "The Lost Church Slavonic Life of Saint Ludmila," in Studia Slavica Mediaevalia et Himanistica. Riccardo Piccio dicata. T. 1–2 (Roma, 1986), 349–360.
Royal titles
Preceded by
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Duchess consort of Bohemia

c. 874–888/891 		Succeeded by
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