Whoever warns is not a traitor. The Archbishop of , Stanislav Pribyl, religious of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, addressed this Wednesday the thieves who stole relics of Saint Zedislava from a Basilica in the north of Prague, to warn them that if they do not return what was stolen they will risk suffering a curse.
“Theft in a sacred place, and especially the theft of the remains of saints, is a really serious matter. It is an attack on the sacred,” said the archbishop in statements collected by Radio Prague and later by EPabout the theft, which was reported this Tuesday.
The incident occurred just before a mass and For now, the perpetrator has not been found. which the venue’s security cameras were able to record. According to the images, the person was dressed completely in black and the authorities have asked citizens for their collaboration to capture him.
“We believe that those whose remains we venerate are still alive and active, and we pray to them. Therefore, it could happen that some curse or misfortune befalls that thief”
Stanislav Pribyl
“We believe that those whose remains we venerate are still alive and active, and we pray to them. Therefore, it could happen that some curse or misfortune befell that thief,” he lamented, before emphasizing that his words They are not “a threat.” “It is reality: these things happen. I appeal to whoever took the skull to return it,” added the religious.
At the time of the robbery there was only one priest inside the Basilica and the alarm had been deactivated for mass. The stolen piece was the skull of a medieval saint that had been displayed in the place for more than a century, as the prelate defended.
“The saint’s skull has been exposed here for 120 years. It is the first time that an attack of this type has occurred,” he lamented. The reason for the theft of the , which was displayed in a display case on a side altar in the main nave of the basilica, is unknown, according to the agency. Nova.
