Prague, Czech Republic
Good King Wenceslas of Christmas carol fame, who was actually a duke, made Christianity the state religion of Bohemia (Czech Republic) during the 930's. Even today, Prague is known as the city of a thousand spires. However, a mindset of non-belief in the Czech Republic is the legacy of fifty years rule by Nazis and Communists. In 1949, the Communist government confiscated church property and arrested thousands of priests.
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St. John of Nepomuk—Prague, Czech Republic
There are thirty statues on the Charles Bridge in Prague. The statue of Saint John of Nepomuk is one of the oldest, having been placed on the bridge in 1683.
John of Nepomuk was a religious figure in the court of Saint Wenceslas during the 14th century. He died when thrown from the Charles Bridge into the Vltava River.
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