A treasure has been discovered in a church in the European country of Lithuania that has been missing since the start of ...
Long-lost crowns, rings, and sceptres dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries have resurfaced in the crypt of Lithuania’s ...
A cathedral in Lithuania hid the 450-year-old treasures ahead of World War II, then spent 85 years looking for them.
A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.
Researchers inspecting the cracks and cavities in the walls of Vilnius Cathedral have uncovered a handsome trove of royal ...
The treasures were hidden in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, when the cathedral was threatened with closure. They were concealed by bricking up the cathedral's treasury in a niche in ...
Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns ...
Historic artifacts lost since the Second World War have been rediscovered, shedding light on an intriguing royal past.
director of the Vilnius Church Heritage Museum. The artefacts – whose exact value has yet to be revealed – are set to undergo examination and restoration before being put on display for the ...
director of the Vilnius Church Heritage Museum, in the Archdiocese statement. The items were first discovered in 1931 when the cathedral was being cleaned following a spring flood, revealing a ...