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2. St. George's Basilica, Prague - Wikipedia

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   St. George's Basilica (Czech: Bazilika sv. Jiří) is the oldest surviving church building within Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic. The basilica was founded by Vratislaus I of Bohemia in 920. It is dedicated to Saint George. Primarily Romanesque in style, it is part of the collection of buildings that comprise the castle, the political ...

3. Category:Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague". The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

4. Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia - Wikipedia

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   Vratislaus is credited with the establishment of St. George's Basilica at Prague Castle and also with the foundation of the Silesian city of Wrocław (Breslau), whose Latin name "Vratislavia" denotes his initiative. He died in battle against the Hungarians, possibly in 919, although 921 is more often conjectured.

5. Ludmila of Bohemia - Wikipedia

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   veil. Patronage. Bohemia. Ludmila of Bohemia (c. 860 – 15 September 921) is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as the daughter of the Sorbian prince Slavibor. [1] Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, [2] who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus.

6. St. Vitus Cathedral - Wikipedia

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   Deacon (s) Štěpán Faber. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (Czech: metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named ...

7. Burial sites of European monarchs and consorts - Wikipedia

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   Since the 18th century, sovereigns and their spouses have been buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the exception of Queen Victoria and Edward VIII, who are interred with other members of the Royal family at Frogmore. Victoria and Albert are interred in the Royal Mausoleum there. Name. Born-died.

8. Church of St. James the Greater (Prague) - Wikipedia

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   In 1974 the church was granted the honorary title of minor basilica by Pope Paul VI. The church is the final resting place for Count Vratislav of Mitrovice , Bohemian Chancellor of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I, who died in Vienna in 1712, but whose remains were transferred to Prague in 1714 after the completion of the magnificent baroque tomb by ...

9. John of Nepomuk - Wikipedia

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   John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus[1]) (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) [2] was a saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia ...