The One-Armed Thief

If you so happen to wander into the Church of St. James in the center of Prague’s Old Town, make sure to look up and to the right when you enter the holy church. You will find yourself staring at a petrified arm bone. The arm bone in question once belonged to the aptly named One Armed Thief, a man who purposely hid inside the church and waited until the verger locked the doors. After he was safely locked in he proceeded to steal the jewels, gold and precious items in front of the church’s statue of the Virgin Mary until the statue grasped the thief’s hand. In the morning the man was found with his hand cut off. What happened to the One-Armed Thief? Did the statue come to life or did he imagine it because of his horrible sins? One thing is for sure, his arm is hanging in the church’s interior and his ghost haunts the entrance. The One-Armed Thief will try to establish contact with you if you take notice of him; make sure to listen to his story while he shows you his stump arm! 

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