A sovereign who evangelized his people

Saint Wenceslaus is one of the most significant figures in the history of the Christianization of Central Europe. The son of Duke Vratislaus I of Bohemia and his firstborn, he grew up in a period of profound cultural and religious transition: in the early 10^th century, Bohemia at the time  was a land where Christianity was slowly spreading amidst still deeply rooted pagan traditions.