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 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. The burial insignia were recovered from a hiding place where they were stored in 1939. She was married to Sigismund II Augustus, or Žygimantas Augustas, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and died in 1551. They were put on display until World War II broke out in 1939, when they were hidden.

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Persons: Alexander Jagiellon, King of Poland, Grand Duke, Lithuania, Elizabeth of Austria, Habsburgaitė, Barbara Radziwiłł, Sigismund II Augustus, “, ”, Gintaras Grušas, Rita Pauliukevičiūtė Organizations: CNN, Vilnius Cathedral, Go, Vilnius Archdiocese, State, Vilnius Church Heritage Museum Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, Go Vilnius, Poland, Grand Duchy, Archdiocese