Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the open-air mass for about 50,000 mainly Czech believers.
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A Czech monk, holding the Vatican flag, prays during the worship.
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Pope Benedict XVI prays during the outdoor mass in Stara Boleslav, on the St Wenceslas Day. St Wenceslas, the patron saint of Czechs, died as a martyr in Stara Boleslav in 935 A.D.
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A Czech child watches the catholic liturgy served by the Pope Benedict XVI at the meadow in Stara Boleslav, one of the main pilgrimage site of the Czech Republic.
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Czech nuns sing and pray during the open-air mass served by the Pope Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic.
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Czech catholic priests walk among the 50,000 believerss to give communion at the end of the mass celebrated by the Pope Benedict XVI.
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A Christian symbol of cross seen against a background of trees upon the outdoor mass served by the Pope Benedict XVI in Stara Boleslav.
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Pope Benedict XVI in the Czech Rep.
Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic – 28 September 2009
Within his three-day visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI served the open-air mass for about 50,000 mainly Czech believers who arrived to the field of Probostska louka, close to Stara Boleslav, northeast of Prague.
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