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Why is St. Vitus a patron saint of Prague?
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    Posted: 25-May-2015 at 12:33
I have read that king Henry I of Germany gave bones of St. Vitus to Wenceslaus I (from Premyslid dynasty) in 925. But I haven't found any other connection between him and Prague.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague
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Many reasons probably. Venerated first in Rome...his movement into Slavic regions after death was no doubt considered a sacred blessing on the lands.

It is also quite possible that as noted by religious scholars; he became the Christian version and replacement of the Slavic Svantovid.

Prague... eventually becoming a major center for early Christianity tells the rest of the story

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=140

Edited by Centrix Vigilis - 25-May-2015 at 16:32
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