Detail of the stained-glass window by Alfons Mucha in St Vitus Cathedral in the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic.


Detail of the stained-glass window by Alfons Mucha in St Vitus Cathedral in the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. The famous stained glass window by Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha is dedicated to Slavic Saints Cyril and Methodius. Scenes seen in the picture from top to bottom (left side): Saints Cyril and Methodius translate the Gospel to Slavic language. Saints Cyril and Methodius transfer the relics of St Pope Clement I from Crimea to Rome. Saints Cyril and Methodius have an audience with Pope Adrian II. Death of St Cyril. Scenes seen in the picture from top to bottom (right side): Saint Methodius in a monastic cell. Saint Methodius has an audience with Byzantine emperor Basil I the Macedonian. Death of St Methodius. St Ludmila of Bohemia and her grandson St Wenceslas are depicted in the top middle.


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