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Saint Agnes of Bohemia

An extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life – one of the most renowned female saints and the patron of Bohemia, of the ill, poor and suffering; a royal daughter and woman who would marry an emperor.

 
 
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Jan Zrzavý

(1890–1977)

 
 
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Otto Wichterle

(1913–1998)

 
 
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Josef Ressel (1793–1857)

Josef Ressel, an inventor and a writer, was originally a forest engineer. He was born in 1793 in Chrudim and his family…

 
 
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Karel Čapek

(1890-1938)

 
 
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Jan Werich

(1905-1980)

 
 
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Max Švabinský

(1873–1962)

 
 
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Saint Wenceslas

(probably 907 – probably 935)

 
 
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Vilém Mrštík

(1863-1912)

 
 
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Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913)

A Czech painter, draftsman, graphic artist and illustrator, as well as a stage and costume designer.

 
 
 
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