The St. Ludmila Society, which successfully organized commemorative events to mark 1,100 years since the death of the Czech saint, is following up on its activities. This year, preparations for the commemoration of 1030 years since the death of the Czech patron saint of St. Vojtěcha in 2027, advocates extending the Vintířov trail to the Břevnov monastery, where the remains of a lesser-known saint are stored and invites the public to join the Project Traveling for Roots, which offers people in the 21st century tips on places of interest associated with spiritual history. The number of pilgrims on the road is growing in the Czech Republic. There are hundreds of pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic visited by tens of thousands of people every year.

Preparations are underway to mark the anniversary of St. Mary’s death. Vojtěch, the second bishop of Prague and patron of the nation

THE HOLY LUDMILA Society begins preparations to mark the 1030th anniversary of the death of St. Louis. Vojtěcha (997-2027), who was at the founding of the Břevnov Abbey/Monastery (14.1.993). Representatives of the sorority mapped to 60 St. Louis pilgrimage sites. Vojtěcha all over the Czech Republic. In cooperation with regions and partners, it will prepare important events, conferences and exhibitions that will bring the life and legacy of St. Woyzeck to the public. “Celebrations of St. Vojtěcha will certainly be more of a Pan-European theme because this saint is very well respected in the world as well. We therefore have ambitions to reach out not only to V4 representatives and to involve them in the preparation of the anniversary. First of all, the places that are with St. Vojtěchem united as, for example, The Polish Brown,” says Martin Hrdlička, chairman of St. Ludmila, z. s.

The main centre of events will be the Central Bohemian Region (e.g. Libice or Left Hradec), with which the Association signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and where the most places connected with St. Vojtěch and the foundations of Czech statehood.

The vine trail should see an extension and will end at the place of burial of the saint’s remains in the Břevnov Monastery in PragueThe Vintíř trail is 162 kilometers long and runs through the once almost uninhabited region along one of the oldest trade trails from Bavaria to Prague: Powders – Good Water – Hartmanice – Annín – Susice – Horažďovice – Blatná. That is, places where the hermit St. Vintíř (Günther) was active in the 11th century. Part of the trail runs along the golden river Otava. Pilgrims will walk it in stages over nine days. On the trail in 2021, there were interesting stops connected with the monk of St. The culprit. It is an artistically rendered stone set with a pilgrim’s cane. The sites are complemented by benches that serve not only to rest, but also offer information on the Vintíř and its path, along the route also grow specially bred historical varieties of apple trees, pilgrims meet a glass statue of St. A life-size winemaker (near Annin), a hermitage as a play element for children and much more.

The St. Ludmila Society has developed a special map where all those interested can choose from selected pilgrimage sites from all over the Czech Republic and go on a longer or shorter journey, walk with children, wander in nature or for sightseeing and history. Pilgrimage tourism is on the rise in the Czech Republic and new interesting routes are being developed.

The St. Ludmila Society is also preparing, in cooperation with the Ultreia Society, a pilgrimage on July 22 in St. John under the Rock. At 8:30 a.m., pilgrims are meeting outside St. Louis Church. Palmácia on Karlštejn and after St. John’s Mass will set off in the direction of St. John under the Rock. In the evening, they are given a tour of the monastery and the Church of the Nativity. John the Baptist and St Mary’s Cave. Ivana. The pilgrims then set off on a four-day journey along the Iron St James’s Road to the town of Plasy.

During the pilgrimage season, which has just begun, those interested can visit a number of places where there will also be interesting accompanying events and concerts. An overview can be found at www.nasisvetci.cz and www.svataludmila.cz, or on the same Instagram or Facebook profile.

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