Christianization of Bohemia

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The Christianization of Bohemia was the gradual process in the early Middle Ages by which the predominantly pagan Czech lands adopted Christianity, reshaping their political, cultural, and religious landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christianization ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
religious conversion ⓘ
appliesToEthnicGroup Czechs ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Czech lands ⓘ
chronology early Middle Ages ⓘ
country Bohemia ⓘ
describedBySource Chronica Boemorum by Cosmas of Prague ⓘ
dominantDenomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
endTime 11th century ⓘ
hasEffect construction of churches and monasteries in Bohemia ⓘ
decline of traditional Slavic pagan cults in Bohemia ⓘ
development of written culture in Bohemia ⓘ
formation of Bohemian state structures ⓘ
integration of Bohemia into Latin Christendom ⓘ
spread of church organization in Bohemia ⓘ
hasPart Latin Christian missions from Bavaria ⓘ
baptism of Bohemian elites ⓘ
foundation of the Prague bishopric ⓘ
mission of Cyril and Methodius ⓘ
monastic foundations in Bohemia ⓘ
influencedBy Bavarian clergy ⓘ
Frankish Empire ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian Empire

Great Moravia ⓘ
mainSubject Christianization of the Czech lands ⓘ
partOf Christianization of Europe ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
replaces Slavic paganism ⓘ
significantEvent baptism of Duke Bořivoj I ⓘ
establishment of the Diocese of Prague ⓘ
foundation of Břevnov Monastery ⓘ
martyrdom of Saint Wenceslaus ⓘ
reign of Boleslaus I of Bohemia ⓘ
reign of Boleslaus II of Bohemia ⓘ
significantPerson Bishop Adalbert of Prague ⓘ
Bishop Thietmar of Prague ⓘ
Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia ⓘ
Cyril (Constantine) of Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to: Saint Cyril

Emperor Otto I ⓘ
Emperor Otto II ⓘ
Emperor Otto III ⓘ
Ludmila of Bohemia ⓘ
Methodius of Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to: Methodius

Saint Wenceslaus ⓘ
linked to: Saint Wenceslas
startTime 9th century ⓘ
usesLanguage Latin ⓘ
Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
linked to: Church Slavonic
usesScript Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Přemyslid dynasty → notableEvent → Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ
Saint Adalbert of Prague → notableFor → Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Bohemia
Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia → promoted → Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ
Christianization of the Slavs → associatedWith → Baptism of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Bohemia
Duchy of Bohemia → event → Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ
Duke of Bohemia → associatedWithEvent → Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ
Catholic Church in the Czech Republic → associatedWith → Christianization of the Czech lands ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Bohemia
Christianization of Hungary → relatedTo → Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ
Christianization of Bohemia → mainSubject → Christianization of the Czech lands ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Bohemia
Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia → associatedWith → Christianization of Bohemia ⓘ