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The skull of St. Zdislava of Lemberk, a 13th-century Dominican laywoman whose remains have been venerated by pilgrims for centuries, is seen in an undated photo at the Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava in Jablonne v Podjestedi, a small Czech town 70 miles north of Prague. On May 12, 2026, a thief slipped into the basilica just before evening Mass, smashed the glass reliquary and escaped in a flash with the saint’s skull. On May 15, police announced they had recovered the relic and found the thief. (OSV News photo/courtesy Father Lawrence Lew)

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Police recover beloved saint's relic taken in brazen theft that shocked Czech Catholics

OSV News|May 15, 2026|4 Min Read

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