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On This Day: Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the... (938)

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On March 4, 938: Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the meaning of true s...

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