Historians believe that they have found a fragment of the last surviving
holy relic of the Czech patron saint Václav, or Wenceslaus. According to
the curator of the Prague Castle collections, Milena Bravermanová, a
small
gilded cross made of iron netting, which is currently on the Saint Jiří
gonfalon, was most likely part of St. Václav’s banner. The technique
used to make the cross is almost identical to the one that was used to
make
the Prince of Bohemia’s armor, which Czech scientists have been
examining
for the past few years. Saturday is a state holiday that marks the
anniversary of Václav’s death in 935, when he was allegedly stabbed by
his brother Boleslav.