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Part of nail of True Cross found in Czech monastery, Vlastimil Krocil, Dominik Duka, Daniel Janacek

Archaeologists have discovered a shrine with a chipped part of the nail (pictured) of the cross on which Jesus Christ died (True Cross) in the monastery in Milevsko, Czech Republic, they told journalists on December 21, 2020. The six-centimetre fragment of the nail with which Jesus Christ was crucified was found in a cavity in the vault of the monastery. On the photo bishop Vlastimil Krocil, left, Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka, center, and abbot of the Strahov monastery in Prague Daniel Janacek, right, look at the nail. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

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Vlastimil Krocil, bishop, 77th anniversary of the obliteration of the Lidice village

Hundreds of people commemorated the 77th anniversary of the obliteration of the Lidice village by the Nazis at the site in Lidice, Czech Republic, June 15, 2019. Today's event started with a morning mass celebrated by Bishop Vlastimil Krocil (centre) from Ceske Budejovice. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Vlastimil Krocil, bishop, 77th anniversary of the obliteration of the Lidice village

Hundreds of people commemorated the 77th anniversary of the obliteration of the Lidice village by the Nazis at the site in Lidice, Czech Republic, June 15, 2019. Today's event started with a morning mass celebrated by Bishop Vlastimil Krocil (centre) from Ceske Budejovice. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)