Adalbert of Prague, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adalbert of Prague

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


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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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