A patron saint's remains have been found buried under a block of flats, archaeologists believe.
A lead container was uncovered which is thought to contain remains of Saint Edburg, who was the daughter of a pagan King and born in around 620 AD.
Experts think the uncovering of the sacred remains marks the first time a saint's bones have been found in [the UK].
Also known as Edburga, or Eadburh, she was celebrated for building a monastery and is the patron saint of Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Site archaeologist Paul Riccoboni said the bones were uncovered inside a reliquary - a small shrine used to house the physical remains of saints, or items associated with them.
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| Photo: INS News Agency Ltd.; Bicester Local History Society member Andrej Celovsky sketches a skeleton on the site where archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of Bicester's patron saint, St Edburg |
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