Stará Boleslav is forever linked with the fratricide of the Czech Přemyslid prince Wenceslas, whose martyrdom on 28 September 935 elevated him to the position of patron and spiritual ruler of the Czech lands. Since the 11th century, the Basilica of St. Wenceslas has stood on the site of his death, founded in his honour by Břetislav I. However, Stará Boleslav is not only the heart of the national St. Wenceslas tradition. The Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus is worshipped at this oldest of Czech pilgrimage sites, depicted on an ancient metal icon - the Palladium of the Czech Lands. The site of the discovery now houses a Baroque Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary built in the early 17th century based on a design by an important architect of Italian origin, G. M. Fillipi. In the 18th century, the architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer was most likely involved in the construction of the tower, the western façade and the ambulatory. Source: www.brandysko.cz