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This is the uncorruptible right hand of St. Stephen. When his body was exhumed some years after his death, his right hand was found perfectly preserved, without any blemish or sign of rot. It gained the recognition of the church as a holy relic, and is today stored in a side-chapel of the great St. Stephen Basilica in Budapest. It is paraded around the city on St. Stephen's feast day.