A 700-year-old patient: Gothic Madonna undergoes CT scan in Brno

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One of the oldest “patients” on record has undergone an examination at the St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno. Using computed tomography, doctors scanned the more than 700-year-old statue of the Žarošice Madonna, which depicts the Queen of Heaven holding the infant Jesus. Parishioners from Žarošice hope the non-invasive examination will reveal as much information as possible about the Gothic sculpture.

Žarošice is a small village in the south-east of Czechia, close to the borders with Slovakia and Austria.

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Author: Romana Grajcarová