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"Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen,  When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even..." Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was nicknamed Václav the Good and had a reputation for piety and heroic virtue. He was assassinated in 935 at the behest of his younger brother and was soon after proclaimed a martyr and later a patron saint of the Czechs. https://www.outwriterbooks.com/outrider-reading-group/when-good-king-wenceslas-became-a-carol Good King Wenceslas, Younger Brother, Pre Raphaelite, Reading Groups, Reading Material, Patron Saints, Christmas Carol, Art Movement, Travel Book

"Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even..." Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was nicknamed Václav the Good and had a reputation for piety and heroic virtue. He was assassinated in 935 at the behest of his younger brother and was soon after proclaimed a martyr and later a patron saint of the Czechs. https://www.outwriterbooks.com/outrider-reading-group/when-good-king-wenceslas-became-a-carol

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Artist Chris Dunn imagines Wenceslas as a kindly bear king and his subjects as woodland animals in an illustration for the carol “Good King Wenceslas” in the children’s book “Time for Rhyme.” Cottage Animals, Good King Wenceslas, Magical Art, Fantasy Paintings, Fairytale Art, Fantasy Illustration, Cozy Cottage, Woodland Animals, Children’s Books

The famed British carol about a generous king on a cold winter’s night takes inspiration from a very real Christian martyr who remains an important figure in his Czech homeland. Some United Methodists see lessons in his story for today. Heather Hahn writes for UM News.

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