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St. Adalbert of St. Adalbert of PraguePrague
Svatý VojtěchSvatý Vojtěch
Swiety WojciechSwiety Wojciech
2nd Bishop of Prague.
A patron saint of Bohemia, Poland and Prussia
He studied in Magdeburg, Germany
982- became the Bishop of Prague
987-disgusted by the situation in his country he left Prague for Rome
He arrived back, but in 994 his brothers and their families were murdered by the then ruling Přemyslids
Adalbert left the country again. He went to Hungary to baptize the Hungarian princes and establish church there.
Also he travelled to Poland to find asylum
Boleslav II the Brave of Poland bought the relics of Adalbert from the Prussians and placed them in the Gniezno church.
In 1039 the Czech prince Břetislav Ist raided Gniezno and took the relics to Prague.
It is not clear if the relics were real ...Poles think they are in Gniezno and
Czechs believe they are in Prague
Relics in Relics in PraguePrague
Relics in GnieznoRelics in Gniezno
A famous pair of bronze doors in Gniezno cathedral, decorated by 18 reliefs from Adalbert´s life.
It was built in 1938 – 1939, designed by a Prague architect Jaroslav Čermák in the modern style called functionalism
Gothic triumphal arch divides the whole space into the presbytery and the nave
Vertical structural lines connect the bottom with the top
Square coffered ceiling
Front wall of the
presbytery is
dominated by a huge wooden
cross and a statue of
St. Adalbert and
Prussian warriors
The interior combines modern straight lines of functionalism with the traditional religious
shape of a triangle
In 1939 tIn 1939 twwo bellso bells were madewere made, 600 , 600 kg Antonín and kg Antonín and 900 kg Vojtěch900 kg Vojtěch (Adalbert)(Adalbert)
InIn 1942, the1942, theyy were were removedremoved for war for war purposespurposes
No bells for 50 No bells for 50 yearsyears
In In 1993 Perner1993 Perner‘s ‘s workshop in workshop in PassauPassau, Germany, Germany madmade e two new bells: two new bells: Holy Holy Trinity and Trinity and St. AdalbertSt. Adalbert