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Václavské námĕstí

Svatý Václav

Saint Wenceslas

c. 907 - 935
duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic
(Wikipedia)

Josef Václav Myslbek
1887-1924

Description

Equestrian statue of Saint Wenceslaus, surrounded by statues of four patron saints of Bohemia:

Sv. Vojtĕch / St. Adalbert
(c. 956 - 997), bishop of Prague and a missionary, was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians. Patron saint of Bohemia, Poland, Hungary and Prussia (Wikipedia).
St. Ludmila / Sv. Ludmila
(c. 860 - 921), martyr, grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus. Saint Ludmila is venerated as a patroness of Bohemia (Wikipedia).
Sv. Prokop / St. Procopius
St Procopius of Sázava (died March 25, 1053), Czech saint, founding abbot of Sázava near Prague (Wikipedia).
Sv. Anežka Česká / St. Agnes of Bohemia
or Agnes of Prague (1211-1282), Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort. Although she was venerated soon after her death, she was not beatified and canonized for over 700 years (Wikipedia).

St. Adalbert
Sv. Vojtĕch
Sv. Ludmila
St. Ludmila
Sv. Prokop
St. Procopius
St. Agnes of Bohemia
Sv. Anežka Česká

Inscription(s)

SVATÝ VÁCLAVE

vévodo české zemĕ, kníže náš

nedej zahynouti nám i budoucím

(Saint Wenceslas, duke of the Czech land, prince of ours, do not let perish us nor our descendants)

In the pavement, in front of the statue:

28.X.
1918

Annotation

The statue base was designed by architect Alois Dryák.

Sculptor

Josef Václav Myslbek (Praha 1848 - Praha 1922), Czech sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Wenceslas Square.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 50°4'47" - E 14°25'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr005; Photograph: 18 February 2011
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