St. Gaudentius of Gniezno

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Born: c.960 at Castle Libice near Pardubice, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic as Radzim

Died: c.1004 in Gniezno, Bohemia (in modern Poland) of natural causes, relics transferred to the Saint Veit Cathedral in Prague, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic) in 1039

Also known as Gaudenty, Radim, Radzim Slavnik, Radim Gaudentius

Born into the Bohemia nobility; younger brother of Saint Adalbert of Prague. Following the massacre of his family by a political rival, Radzim became a monk at the Benedictine abbey of Saint Alessio, Aventine, Rome, Italy. Missionary to Prussia with Adalbert, he escaped the anti-Christian massacre in which Adalbert died. Archbishop of Gniezno in 1000, appointed by Otto III; he led his flock through end-of-the-world rumours that accompanied the new millenium.