St. Ludmilla of Bohemia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Ludmilla of Bohemia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Ludmilla of Bohemia, is a Roman Catholic Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as daughter of a Slavic prince Slavibor. Saint Ludmila was the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, who is widely referred to as Good King Wenceslaus. Feastday sept. 18

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