17th-century reliquary urn returns to Italy after FBI repatriation
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Updated · Fox News · May 8
17th-century reliquary urn returns to Italy after FBI repatriation
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 8
The Baroque artifact, one of 17 ecclesiastical items stolen from San Michele Arcangelo di Cangiano between 2012 and 2022, was recovered on 11 February and ceremonially returned on 29 April.
Investigators traced the roughly 400-year-old urn to a New England antiques dealer who bought it from another dealer in Italy and later surrendered it after FBI and Italian authorities confirmed its identity.
The gilded urn, used to hold Catholic relics, is protected under agreements involving Italy and Vatican City State, and officials said it represents significant Italian religious, cultural and historical heritage.
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