Remains of Prince Golitsyn Found

The excavator’s bucket lifted a marble plate, damaging a burial vault when digging around the foundation of the ruins of a church. Inside the vault was a zinc coffin containing a half-decomposed body. Scientists believe that it was embalmed, so the upper part was still identifiable. Chronicles testify that the vault contains the remains of Aleksandr Golitsyn, Minister of Education whose will provided that he be buried on the monastery grounds. about 160 years ago. At present, the remains are at a Sevastopol church in preparation for reburial.