biography
pronunciation:
[ludmila]
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| female
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| lived:
| (c.860–921)
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| biography:
| Patron saint of Bohemia, born near Melník, Bohemia. She married the first Christian Czech prince, Borivoj, and pioneered the establishment of Christianity. She was murdered by her heathen daughter-in-law, Drahomira, the mother of Wenceslaus, whom Ludmila had raised as a Christian. Feast day 16 September. |
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