Cardinal Beran interred in final resting place at St. Vitus Cathedral

Cardinal Josef Beran’s remains were interred in their final resting place at St. Vitus Cathedral on Monday evening. His remains were transferred to the Czech Republic last week - decades after their return was blocked by the former communist regime.

The cardinal died in 1969 and his last wish was that his remains be returned to his homeland.

Cardinal Beran's coffin arrived by military plane last Friday and church bells across Prague were rung to mark the historic occasion. During his life and after, the cardinal came to symbolize opposition to totalitarianism.

His coffin will not be buried below ground but be placed in a new sarcophagus within the cathedral.