Brother, martyr, patron saint: Why Czechs remember Wenceslas on September 28

Podcast: Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English · Radio Prague International

Opublikowano: 2026-09-28

In Monday’s Czechia in 30 Minutes, we travel back more than a thousand years to the violent death of Saint Wenceslas. Historian Robert Novotný explains how a murdered 10th-century prince became the patron saint of the Czech lands and one of the country’s most enduring symbols.