Socha sv. Václava / Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Pelhrimov, Czech Republic
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CZ: Svatý Václav byl ceský kníže a svetec, který je považován za hlavního patrona ceské zeme a symbol ceské státnosti.
EN: Wenceslas was considered a martyr and a saint immediately after his death, when a cult of Wenceslas grew up in Bohemia.
Waymark Code: WME2D9
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/25/2012
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CZ:
Socha svatého Václava od pražského sochare Ludvíka Šimka. Mestu Pelhrimov ji daroval a dne 29. cervna 1931 vysvetil Msgre P. Jan Pauly(narozen 26.4.1869 v Pelhrimove), arcidekan smíchovský a rodák pelhrimovský. Socha byla zrestaurována v roce 2010.
Sv. Václav byl vychováván svou babickou svatou Ludmilou a vzdelával se v Písmu (svatém) a v písmu (psaném) na Budci. Jako kníže, po porážce saským králem Jindrichem Ptácníkem, dokázal zachovat suverenitu ceského státu a založil chrám sv. Víta, hlavní kostel knížectví. Byl zavražden ve (Staré) Boleslavi, sídle svého bratra Boleslava, který díky tomu prevzal vládu. Po smrti zacal být Václav uctíván jako svatý pro svou zbožnost (vlastnorucní pestování vína a obilí pro svaté prijímání, péci o chudé, otroky a vezne, stavení kostelu, kácení šibenic a model ap.) a posmrtné zázraky. Pozdeji se stal symbolem ceského státu, napr. v Kodexu vyšehradském, na mincích nebo na Myslbekove pomníku.
Zdroj informací: "http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svat%C3%BD_V%C3%A1clav"
EN:
Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
His martyrdom, and the popularity of several biographies, quickly gave rise to a cult, the Catholic term for a group devoted to someone as a holy person, and a reputation for heroic goodness, resulting in his being elevated to Sainthood, posthumously declared king, and seen as the patron saint of the Czech state.
Biography
Wenceslaus was son of Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia from the Premyslid dynasty. His father was raised in a Christian milieu through his own father, Borivoj I of Bohemia, who was purportedly converted by Saints Cyril and Methodius. His mother Drahomíra was the daughter of a pagan tribal chief of Havolans and was baptized at the time of her marriage.
In 921, when Wenceslaus was thirteen, his father died and he was brought up by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila, who raised him as a Christian. A dispute between the fervently Christian regent and her daughter-in-law drove Ludmila to seek sanctuary at Tetín Castle near Beroun. Drahomíra, who was trying to garner support from the nobility, was furious about losing influence on her son and arranged to have Ludmila strangled at Tetín on September 15, 921. Wenceslaus is usually described as exceptionally pious and humble, and a very educated and intelligent young man for his time.
Source of the information: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia"
More information: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia"