Adalbert of Prague, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Czech Roman Catholic saint, patron saint of Bohemia, Poland, Hungary and Prussia
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0955
Place of Birth: Libice nad Cidlinou, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0997
Profession: Catholic priest
Nationality: Czech Republic
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Adalbert of Prague
- Adalbert of Prague (Latin: Adalbertus / Polish: Wojciech Slawnikowic; c.
- 956 – 23 April 997), known in Czech by his birth name Vojtech (Latin: Voitecus), was a Bohemian missionary and Christian saint.
- He was the Bishop of Prague and a missionary to the Hungarians, Poles, and Prussians, who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians to Christianity.
- He is said to be the composer of the oldest Czech hymn Hospodine, pomiluj ny and Bogurodzica, the oldest known Polish hymn, but his authorship of it has not been confirmed.St.
- Adalbert was later declared the patron saint of the Czech Republic (as St.
- Vojtech; Czech: Svatý Vojtech pronunciation), of Poland (as St.
- Wojciech; Polish: Swiety Wojciech), and of Duchy of Prussia.
- He is also the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Esztergom.
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