The Positive Identification of Skeletal Remains from the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Přeštice

in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Přeštice has resulted in the discovery of one
atypical burial in a small bricked vault. The vault contained skeletal remains in a very poor state of
preservation. The discovery of the skeletal remains in the chapel was unexpected given the absence of
any signs of a grave being present. In this article we describe the attempt to identify the person to whom
the skeletal remains belong. Based on anthropological analysis, these remains were interpreted as
probably female over 50 years of age. By combining archaeological context, anthropological analysis
and historical sources, the skeleton was interpreted as the remains of Marie Anna Lindauer, a resident
of Pilsen and the mother of Josef Ondřej Lindauer, the dean in Přeštice and the bishop in Budweis.