St. Wenceslas - Hronov, Czech Republic
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The statue of St. Wenceslas in front of All Saint Church in Hronov.
Waymark Code: WMN57F
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/28/2014
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Wenceslaus I or Wenceslas I, was duke of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslas is the subject of the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas".
He is the patron of the Czech Republic . He was the son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia from the Premyslid dynasty. His father was raised in a Christian milieu through his own father, Borivoj I of Bohemia, who was converted by Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, the "apostles to the Slavs". His mother Drahomíra was the daughter of a pagan tribal chief of Havolans and was baptised at the time of her marriage. Wenceslaus' murder in September of 935 was the result of a plot involving his younger brother Boleslav I of Bohemia.
He is venerated as Saint Wenceslaus and is the main patron saint of the Czech state.
The Sculpture of Saint Wenceslas
The sculptor Bretislav Kafka (1891 - 1967), better known as a researcher of parapsychology, created the sculpture of Saint Wenceslas (
visit link) . In September 1940 the sandstone statue was festively consecrated by the personal dean in Bousin and Nachod vicar Msgr. Svatos, assisted by Hronov parson Maretek and other clergy. The five meters high monument weighs 38q including the pedestal. The central stone bears the inscription: "Saint Wencesias pray for us."