At the beginning of World War II, a trove of royal treasure from the 16th century was hidden beneath the Vilnius Cathedral in southeastern Lithuania. The gold crowns, jewelry, and other objects ...

A secret cache containing the burial insignia of Lithuanian and Polish monarchs—hidden since the onset of World War II in 1939—was found under Vilnius Cathedral, according to Delfi Mokslas.

In a discovery that has stunned historians, a trove of royal artefacts has been uncovered in the crypts beneath Vilnius Cathedral in Lithuania. Hidden since the outbreak of World War II ...

In a remarkable revelation, the treasure of Vilnius Cathedral in Lithuania has resurfaced after being lost since the outbreak of World War II in 1939. According to a press release from Go Vilnius ...

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.

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 ...

Rings, medallions, crowns, plaques, and a scepter were hastily gathered and stashed in a crypt in the Vilnius Cathedral, where they would remain hidden for nearly nine decades. But no more.

(CNN) — Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns and insignia belonging to Medieval European rulers. The cache from ...