▁of ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁Emperor . ▁The ▁Emperor , ▁the ▁Pope , ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mant ua ▁let ▁Ad il bero ▁show ▁them ▁the ▁re lic ' s ▁hiding ▁place ▁and ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁eyes ight ▁back . ▁However , ▁a ▁blo ody ▁conflict ▁broke ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁re lic . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁dispute ▁was ▁app ort ioned : ▁one ▁piece ▁for ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁IX , ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mant ua , ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁for ▁Emperor ▁Henry ▁III . ▁ ▁An ▁alternate ▁account ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁early ▁Christian ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁Long inus ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁C app ad ocia . ▁The ▁re lic ▁and ▁his ▁mort al ▁remains ▁were ▁sent ▁as ▁a ▁counter - present ▁from ▁Constantin ople ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mant ua . ▁When ▁Mant ua ▁was ▁under ▁sie ge ▁by ▁the ▁Lomb ards ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁ 5 8 0 , ▁the ▁re lic ▁was ▁hidden ▁in ▁a ▁secret ▁place ▁and ▁found ▁again ▁in ▁ 8 0 4 . ▁There up on , ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁III ▁( 7 9 5 - 8 1 6 ) ▁and ▁Char lemagne ▁( 7 6 8 - 8 1 4 ) ▁had ▁it ▁exam ined . ▁The ▁re lic ▁was ▁dis ass emble d . ▁ ▁While ▁Mant ua ▁was ▁under ▁sie ge ▁by ▁the ▁Hung ari ans ▁in ▁ 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁parts ▁were ▁hidden ▁again ; ▁the ▁greater ▁part , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁re lic s