Church perplexed by theft of patron saint’s heart

The search continues for the heart of the patron saint of Dublin, stolen by thieves from a Church of Ireland cathedral on Saturday.

Officials at Christ Church Cathedral said they are distraught and perplexed over the theft of the church’s most precious relic, the preserved heart of St Laurence O’Toole.

The relic had been displayed in the cathedral since the 13th century. It was stored in a heart-shaped wooden box and secured in a small, square iron cage on the wall of a chapel dedicated to his memory.