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An Oil Painting of Saint Adalbert By Mihály Kovács 1855 The Painting Is In The Dobó István Castle Museum Eger Hungary The Image Was
An Oil Painting of Saint Adalbert By Mihály Kovács 1855 The Painting Is In The Dobó István Castle Museum Eger Hungary The Image Was

Saint Adalbert of Prague

Also known as: Adalbert of Praha; Adalberto…; Adelbert…; Adalbert…; Voitech…; Voytech…; Voytiekh…; Wojciech…; Apostle of Bohemia; Apostle of the Prussians; Apostle of the Slavs

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 23

Died

April 1, 23

Canonized

999

Biography

Saint Adalbert of Prague, also known by various names such as Adalbert of Praha, Adalberto, Adelbert, Voitech, Wojciech, and more, was born into the Bohemian nobility around the year 957 in Libice nad Cidlinou, Bohemia (part of modern Czech Republic). As a young man, he took on the name of Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg, the archbishop who healed, educated, and converted him....