Monument to St Wenceslas during a religious service in Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic, on September 27, 2008.

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St Wenceslas, the Bohemian prince from the Premyslid dynasty, was murdered by his brother in Stara Boleslav on September 28, 935 or 929 AD. The day of his death is the national holiday in the Czech Republic now.

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