Martyr · c. 907–935
Wenceslaus
Martyr Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs
New Calendar September 28 Old Calendar October 11
Why they are a saint
Wenceslaus was prince of Bohemia murdered by his brother; a pre-schism passion-bearer still on Orthodox calendars. The years given for this life are c. 907–935. The New Calendar feast is September 28. This memory is kept in Czech; his feast remembers that faithful death.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Traditionally asked to pray for czech lands / Bohemia. The reason for this custom is not recorded here.
Prayer
O holy Wenceslaus, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.