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Czech police find stolen skull of 13th-century saint and arrest man

· Guardian

Man admits to coating relic in concrete after taking it from church because he objected to it being displayed, police say Czech police have found the skull of a 13th-century saint, days after it was stolen from a church in the north of the country. Police said they had arrested a suspect, who they said admitted to taking the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a glass shrine in the basilica of St Lawrence and St Zdislava in the town of Jablonné v Podještědí on Tuesday. Continue reading...