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Detail of the bronze doors of the Gniezno Cathedral
Gniezno Doors
Credit:
Krzysztof Mizera
Prayer of
Saint Adalbert
, one of 18 scenes in
bas-relief
, telling the story of Adalbert's life and
martyrdom
, that decorate the
Romanesque
bronze
Gniezno Doors
, the main entrance to the
Gniezno Cathedral
, which houses
relics
of the saint. Adalbert (Vojtěch) was a
bishop of Prague
and a missionary to Hungary, Poland, and
Prussia
where he was slain in AD 997.
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