RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ludmila of Bohemia

860 - 921

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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. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludmila of Bohemia is the 720th most popular religious figure (down from 557th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 61st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Religious Figure.

Ludmila of Bohemia is most famous for being the wife of the first Christian king of Bohemia. She is also credited with introducing Christianity to the Czech people.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ludmila of Bohemia ranks 720 out of 3,187. Before her are Aloysius Stepinac, Ignatios of Constantinople, Tarasios of Constantinople, Alessandro Farnese, Anatolius of Constantinople, and Ivo of Kermartin. After her are Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Zayd ibn Ali, Pelagia, Nathan Söderblom, Silas, and Dayananda Saraswati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 860, Ludmila of Bohemia ranks 6. Before her are Pope John X, Pope Sergius III, Pope Benedict IV, Robert I of France, and Rudaki. After her are Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Arethas of Caesarea, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 921, Ludmila of Bohemia ranks 1. After her are Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, and Richard, Duke of Burgundy.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ludmila of Bohemia ranks 86 out of 1,200. Before her are Jaroslav Seifert (1901), Ottokar I of Bohemia (1155), Jobst of Moravia (1351), Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787), Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644), and Max Wertheimer (1880). After her are Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (1205), Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1531), Petr Pavel (1961), Victor Lustig (1890), Josef Hoffmann (1870), and Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Czechia

Among religious figures born in Czechia, Ludmila of Bohemia ranks 4. Before her are John of Nepomuk (1350), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907), and Adalbert of Prague (955). After her are Agnes of Bohemia (1211), Michael Czerny (1946), Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751), Dominik Duka (1943), Gorazd (1879), Miloslav Vlk (1932), Procopius of Sázava (970), and Zdislava Berka (1215).

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