'These are people who have been lying at rest for years and years and to have them desecrated in such a sacrilegious way is so distressing and disturbing,' the Archbishop of Dublin told local media.
Dave Walsh/VW Pics/UIG via Getty ImagesSt Michan's Church in Dublin, where vandalized mummies have been discovered, has a series of crypts.Vandals have broken into a historic church in Dublin and stolen the head of an 800-year-old mummy nicknamed"The Crusader."
The grim discovery was made by a guide at St. Michan's Church, as he was getting ready to open the site to the public, according to a statementIn addition to the Crusader, several other corpses were damaged, including that of a nun dating back 400 years. "They broke open that vault, it's a big heavy steel door, and broke open one of the coffins," Archdeacon of Dublin, David Pierpoint,
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Oscars: Gemma Chan's pockets steal the show on the red carpetGemma Chan, who's heading to the silver screen next in “Captain Marvel,” was such a vision that model Ashley Graham snapped a selfie with her on the Oscars red carpet.
Read more »
Amazon is projected to steal advertising market share from Google in 2019The numbers are a boon for Amazon's growing advertising segment, which offers a third stream of revenue for the company apart from its e-commerce and cloud businesses.
Read more »