Square in Pacov with saint Wenceslas (Václav) statue. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia In September of 935, a group of nobles allied with Wenceslaus' younger brother, Boleslaus, in a plot to kill the prince. Boleslaus had been raised in the pagan tradition by Drahomira, and was Wenceslaus' successor to the throne. After inviting his brother to the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Boleslaus murdered him on his way to church, and thus succeeded him as the Prince of Bohemia. (Note the title Prince, indicating independence from the Catholic Holy Roman Empire, as opposed to Duke, the title granted by the Empire to Wenceslaus.) Purportedly Wenceslaus was murdered by being hacked to death at the door of the church in the town now called Stará Boleslav. Wenceslaus is the patron of the Czech people and the Czech Republic. His feast day is September 28. An old legend says that a huge army of knights sleep inside Blaník, a mountain in the Czech Republic. The knights will wake and under the command of St. Wenceslaus will help the Motherland when it is in ultimate danger. Thanks for viewing and comments.