Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns ...
Royal burial crowns and insignia, belonging to medieval European rulers, have been unearthed from Vilnius Cathedral after 85 ...
Historic artifacts lost since the Second World War have been rediscovered, shedding light on an intriguing royal past.
A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.
A cathedral in Lithuania hid the 450-year-old treasures ahead of World War II, then spent 85 years looking for them.
The treasures were hidden in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, when the cathedral was threatened with closure ...
The cache from Vilnius Cathedral, in Lithuania, has not been seen since the outbreak of World War II in 1939, according to a press release from Go Vilnius tourism promotion agency on Wednesday.
The Feast of Three Kings brought regal gifts to Lithuania – the burial insignia of Lithuanian and Polish royalty from the ...
The regalia had been hidden for 85 years—since it was stowed for safekeeping beneath the Vilnius Cathedral in southeastern Lithuania. Last fall, experts were invited to explore Vilnius ...
Cathedral officials in Lithuania spent decades searching for 450-year-old royal treasures hidden before WWII. Photos show the long-lost finds. Photo from the Vilnius Archdiocese / Aistė Karpytė ...