Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:31:29 +0200Unique 13th century reliquary goes on display at Prague Castlehttps://english.radio.cz/unique-13th-century-reliquary-goes-display-prague-castle-8568166© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalA unique and extremely rare medieval casket has just gone on display at Prague Castle. The 13th century artefact – gilded in gold and silver and covered with precious gems – is believed to contain the remains of a lesser known French saint. But the story behind the shrine is just as compelling as the work itself: it was hidden at the end of WWII, and only re-discovered in the 1980s under circumstances that resemble a Cold War spy novel.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/sv_maur1.jpg?timestamp=1591273207 Unique 13th century reliquary goes on display at Prague Castle https://english.radio.cz/unique-13th-century-reliquary-goes-display-prague-castle-8568166 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9