Czech police have arrested a man suspected of stealing an almost 800-year-old religious relic from a Catholic Church and encasing it in concrete.According to a police spokeswoman on Friday, the suspect admitted taking the skull, which is revered by believers as a relic of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, from the Church of St Lawrence in the northern Czech town of Jablonne v Podjestedi on Tuesday.Investigators used special equipment to confirm the skull was hidden inside a solid concrete block without damaging it. Art restorers were now working to remove the relic safely, police added.
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SAT · 2026-05-16 · 03:30 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0516-76678
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Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete
Czech police have arrested a man suspected of stealing an approximately 800-year-old relic, the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, from the Church of St Lawrence in Jablonne v Podjestedi. The suspect reportedly admitted to taking the skull on Tuesday.
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Czech police have arrested a man suspected of stealing an approximately 800-year-old relic, the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, from the Church of St Lawrence in Jablonne v Podjestedi. The suspect reportedly admitted to taking the skull on Tuesday. Investigators utilized specialized equipment to confirm the relic was concealed within a concrete block without causing damage. Art restorers are currently working to safely extract the skull.
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Art restorers are working to safely remove the relic from the concrete.
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Investigators confirmed the skull was hidden inside a concrete block without damage.
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The skull was stolen from the Church of St Lawrence in Jablonne v Podjestedi.
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The stolen relic is the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk.
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Czech police arrested a man suspected of stealing an 800-year-old relic encased in concrete.
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