Martyr Ludmilla, grandmother of St. Wenceslaus (Vyacheslav)

September 16th

Martyr Ludmilla

On this day we commemorate the Martyr Ludmilla, grandmother of St. Wenceslaus (Vyacheslav).

Ludmilla was a 10th century Bohemian princess who, along with her husband Prince Borivoy, was baptized by Saint Methodius and became the first Christian rulers of Bohemia.

Read more about her life here:

https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2019/09/16/102633-martyr-ludmilla-the-grandmother-of-saint-wenceslaus-prince-of-th

https://english.radio.cz/ludmila-first-czech-saint-grandmother-wenceslas-martyred-1100-years-ago-8727350