Feast day: September 28
St. Wenceslaus
A young Christian duke of Bohemia, raised by his saintly grandmother, known for his justice and kindness to the poor, who was murdered by his own brother at a church door.
He is the 'Good King Wenceslas' of the Christmas carol — a real duke famous for carrying firewood to the poor through the winter snow before his brother killed him.
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