Náměstí Míru the Peace Square

Náměstí Míru means Peace Square or Peace Square and is a square in Prague's Vinohrady District of the Czech capital Prague.

The Saint Ludmilla Church is the most striking building on the square. The theater Divadlo na Vinohradech is also located at the Náměstí Míru. The square can be reached via several tram lines, in addition, metro line A (green line) runs underneath it. The metro can be reached via the Náměstí Míru metro station, which is 53 meters below the square. The metro station Náměstí Míru is not only the deepest point in Prague, but even in the entire European Union. To get to the platforms you descend the 87 meter long escalator, this will take you about 2.5 minutes if you are not walking.

Divadlo na Vinohradech which means in Dutch: Theater in de Wijngaarden is the theater at the náměstí Míru Square of Peace. The neighborhood where the Vredesplein is located is called Vinohrady or Wijngaarden translated into Dutch. The building was designed by the architect Alois Čenský. The theater, which opened on November 24, 1907, is one of the largest theaters in the city.

The Church of Saint Ludmilla in Czech: Kostel svaté Ludmily was built between 1888 and 1892 under the direction of architect Josef Mocker. The church is dedicated to Saint Ludmilla of Bohemia. The church is built in neo-Gothic style.

Ludmilla of Bohemia

is a Bohemian saint and martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

Ludmilla is said to have been the daughter of the Slavic monarch Sobeslav. In 873 she married Bořivoj I (852-889), the first Christian duke of Bohemia. The couple converted to Christianity through the efforts of Methodius of Thessalonica. Their efforts to Christianize Bohemia were not well received at first and they were repeatedly expelled from their duchy by their pagan subjects. In the end, Bořivoj and Ludmilla were able to return and ruled Bohemia for several years.

After Bořivoj's death, Ludmilla retired to Tetín and her son Spytihněv I ascended the Bohemian throne. Spytihněv was succeeded in 915 by his brother Vratislav I and when he died in 921, his son Wenceslaus the Saint came to power. It was mainly Ludmilla who had brought up Wenceslaus and after his accession to the throne she acted as regent for her grandson.

Wenceslaus' mother Drahomíra became jealous of Ludmilla's influence over her son. She ordered two nobles, Tunna and Gommon, to kill her in the castle of Tetín, Tetin is a place not far from Prague. In November 921, the murder was committed, with Ludmilla allegedly strangled with her own veil. After her death, she was initially interred in the Saint Michael Church of Tetín.

Ludmilla was venerated as a saint shortly after her death. As part of her canonization process, her grandson Wenceslaus had her remains transferred to St. George's Basilica in Prague in 925. She is venerated as the patron saint of Bohemia, converts, the Czech Republic, duchesses, people with family problems and widows. Her name day is celebrated on September 16.