Death of Saint Ludmilla 09-15 ChurchMilitantTV on Aug 11, 2013 St. Ludmilla was killed by her mother-in-law on this day in history, 921 AD.More
Death of Saint Ludmilla 09-15
ChurchMilitantTV on Aug 11, 2013
St. Ludmilla was killed by her mother-in-law on this day in history, 921 AD.
ChurchMilitantTV on Aug 11, 2013
St. Ludmilla was killed by her mother-in-law on this day in history, 921 AD.
Also known as
Ludmilla
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16 September
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Daughter of a Slavic prince. Duchess of Bohemia, married to Boriwoi, first Christian Duke of Bohemia; the two were baptized by Saint Methodius in 871. They built the first Christian church in Bohemia, and tried to force Christianity on their subjects; they failed. Widow. Grandmother and tutor of Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia. Gave …More
Also known as
Ludmilla
Memorial
16 September
Profile
Daughter of a Slavic prince. Duchess of Bohemia, married to Boriwoi, first Christian Duke of Bohemia; the two were baptized by Saint Methodius in 871. They built the first Christian church in Bohemia, and tried to force Christianity on their subjects; they failed. Widow. Grandmother and tutor of Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia. Gave a proper burial to Saint Ivan. Her daughter-in-law, Drahomira, jealous of the influence which Ludmilla wielded over her grandson, Wenceslaus, had her murdered.
Born
860 at Mielnik (in modern Poland)
Died
strangled by hired assassins at Tetin, Czech Republic on 15 September 921 on orders of her daughter-in-law due to her influence over Saint Wenceslaus
relics at Saint George’s Church, Prague, Czech Republic
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against in-law problems
Bohemia
converts
Czech Republic
duchesses
widows
saints.sqpn.com/saint-ludmila/
Ludmilla
Memorial
16 September
Profile
Daughter of a Slavic prince. Duchess of Bohemia, married to Boriwoi, first Christian Duke of Bohemia; the two were baptized by Saint Methodius in 871. They built the first Christian church in Bohemia, and tried to force Christianity on their subjects; they failed. Widow. Grandmother and tutor of Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia. Gave a proper burial to Saint Ivan. Her daughter-in-law, Drahomira, jealous of the influence which Ludmilla wielded over her grandson, Wenceslaus, had her murdered.
Born
860 at Mielnik (in modern Poland)
Died
strangled by hired assassins at Tetin, Czech Republic on 15 September 921 on orders of her daughter-in-law due to her influence over Saint Wenceslaus
relics at Saint George’s Church, Prague, Czech Republic
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
against in-law problems
Bohemia
converts
Czech Republic
duchesses
widows
saints.sqpn.com/saint-ludmila/