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Czech police hunt thief who stole 800-year-old skull of saint from church

the Guardian·Agencies in Prague·20 days ago
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Czech police are hunting a thief who snatched the 800-year-old skull of a saint from a display box in a church and ran away with the relic. A fuzzy security camera photo released late on Tuesday appeared to show a figure dressed in black carrying what police said was the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk. The suspect was seen running between the benches in the Saint Lawrence and Saint Zdislava basilica in Jablonne v Podjestedi, 110 km (68 miles) north of Prague. “The value of the stolen skull is currently being investigated. However, its historic value is obviously incalculable,” said Dagmar Sochorova, a spokesperson for the police. Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, a noblewoman, lived from 1220 to 1252 and was known for her generosity and work for the poor. She was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1995. “This is devastating news,” the archbishop of Prague, Stanislav Pribyl, who also heads the Litomerice diocese that is in charge of the Jablonne church, told the news agency CTK.…

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