Anglican and Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin appeal for return of The Crusader’s headPosted Feb 28, 2019 |
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[Anglican Communion News Service] An ecumenical appeal for the return of the mummified head of an 800-year-old body known as “The Crusader” has been made by the Anglican and Roman Catholic Archbishops of Dublin. The head was stolen during a raid on the crypt of St Michan’s Church in Dublin at the weekend. The crypt, a popular tourist attraction, contained other mummified remains, including the 400-year-old remains of a nun, which were also vandalised in the attack. Since news of the attack first broke earlier this week, it has emerged that the intruders also broke into the family vault of William Rowan Hamilton, the 19th century mathematician whose studies paved the way for quantum theory and stole another skull.
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