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title: "St. Wenceslaus: Feast Day September 28 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-wenceslaus/
description: "St. Wenceslaus, Martyr, patron of the Czech people. Remembered on September 28, died c. 935. Read their life in Bless."
---

Martyr · Remembered on September 28

# St. Wenceslaus

St. Wenceslaus is remembered on September 28 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of the Czech people.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [September 28](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#28) |
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 935 |
| Patron of | [the Czech people](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#czech-people) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, September 28, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-wenceslaus/#calendar) |

## Life

Duke of Bohemia, raised Christian by his grandmother St. Ludmila in a half-pagan land. As ruler he built churches, judged justly, and was remembered for carrying firewood and alms to the poor with his own hands — the memory behind the carol of Good King Wenceslas.

His brother Boleslav, heading a pagan reaction, invited him to a feast and cut him down at the church door; his dying words forgave. The Czech crown itself is named for him, the nation’s once and perpetual king.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Wenceslaus as patron of the Czech people.

[Czech people](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#czech-people)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Wenceslaus. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, September 28, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/28/) | Tuesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Zechariah 8:20-23 · Psalm 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 · Mark 10:45 · Luke 9:51-56 |
| [Thursday, September 28, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/28/) | Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 · Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17bc · John 14:6 · Luke 9:7-9 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 27 St. Vincent de Paul](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-vincent-de-paul/) [September 29 Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-michael-gabriel-and-raphael/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 28?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-28) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Wenceslaus

Remembered on September 28

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-wenceslaus/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-wenceslaus/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-wenceslaus/#calendar)

In the app

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