St. Ludmila of Bohemia
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Patron: Bohemia; grandmothers; educators; widows
Birth: c. 860
Death: September 15, 921
Canonized: Pope Benedict IX
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Saint Ludmila was a duchess of Bohemia and one of the first known Christian women of that land. Together with her husband, Borivoj, she received the Christian faith and supported its growth among the people.
After becoming a widow, Ludmila devoted herself to prayer and to the Christian formation of her grandson, Saint Wenceslaus. She was strangled by agents of her daughter-in-law and honored as a martyr. Her witness helped preserve the faith in Bohemia.
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