St. Ludmila, martyred 1100 years ago, an early, enduring symbol of Czech national pride

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:28:57 +0200St. Ludmila, martyred 1100 years ago, an early, enduring symbol of Czech national pridehttps://english.radio.cz/st-ludmila-martyred-1100-years-ago-early-enduring-symbol-czech-national-pride-8728614© 2026 Radio Prague International Saint Ludmila, the first historically documented duchess of Bohemia, was murdered on the 15th of September in the year 921. Together with her husband Bořivoj I, founder of the Přemyslid dynasty, she sought to spread Christianity throughout the Czech lands, and was de facto ruler of Bohemia after his death, when their sons were too young to sit on the throne. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/18a0af1977eb6157ee37162356d1bd1a.jpg?timestamp=1639572068 St. Ludmila, martyred 1100 years ago, an early, enduring symbol of Czech national pride https://english.radio.cz/st-ludmila-martyred-1100-years-ago-early-enduring-symbol-czech-national-pride-8728614 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9