Blessed Lyudmila, a Serbian by birth, was a princely family. After marrying the Czech Prince Borivoy, she moved to the Czech Republic, which was still a pagan country at that time. Realizing the superiority of Christianity, the spouses Borivoy and Lyudmila were baptized by St. Methodius, the enlightener of the Slavs.

They built the first church in Bohemia (near Prague), built other churches, and invited priests from Bulgaria to educate their subjects. When Prince Borivoy died at the age of 36, he left behind three sons and one daughter. Saint Lyudmila, widowed, began to distribute her possessions to the poor and lead a strict, pious life, for which the Czech people loved her. During the entire 33-year reign of her son Rostislav (Bratislava), Saint Lyudmila took care of the strengthening of Christianity in the Czech Republic. After Rostislav's death, his 18-year-old son Vyacheslav, who was raised in Christianity by Princess Lyudmila, took the throne.

Vyacheslav's mother, Dragomir, tried to return the Czechs to their former pagan beliefs and started a persecution against Christians. She hated Lyudmila and, taking advantage of Vyacheslav's youth, began to oppress her in every possible way, so Lyudmila had to leave Prague for the city of Techin. Dragomir sent two boyars here with a mission to kill Lyudmila. These boyars, with the help of local intruders, broke into the palace where Saint Lyudmila was sleeping on Saturday night, grabbed her and strangled her with a rope. It happened in 928, when Lyudmila turned 61 years old. Many miracles took place at the burial site of St. Nicholas. Lyudmila: the blind saw their sight, the sick were healed, and candles were lit over the grave every night. Since then, Saint Lyudmila has been revered as the patroness of the Czech Republic and many miracles have been performed through her prayers. She especially helps Christian preachers and people suffering from physical ailments.