September 16th

Blessed Ludmila

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Prague, Czech Republic · d. 921

At Prague in Bohemia, Saint Ludmila, martyr, who, duchess of the Bohemians, was entrusted with the upbringing of her grandson Saint Wenceslaus, in whose soul she strove to kindle love of Christ; she was strangled through a conspiracy of her daughter-in-law Drahomíra and the pagan nobles.

Latin Original

Prage in Bohémia, sanctae Ludmille, mártyris, quae, ducíssa Bohémis, institutióni praepósita nepótis sui sancti Venceslài, in cuius animo amórem Christi ingígnere conáta est, coniuratióne nurus Drahomírz et nobilium paganórum stranguláta est.