St. Wenceslas - Nebusice, Prague, CZ
Posted by: ToRo61
N 50° 06.864 E 014° 18.701
33U E 450788 N 5551576
Statue of St. Wenceslas at crossroads
Waymark Code: WMB2AN
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/26/2011
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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.
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: crossroads Nebusice - Horomerice
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: Zdeněk Vahala
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.