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Italy and Slovenia dispute ownership of 16th-century Vittore Carpaccio painting

Padua returned the painting to the Slovenian town of Piran – but Italian politicians insist the work belongs to Italy’s cultural heritage

Monastery of Sinai: New Archbishop is Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos

The successor of Archbishop Damianos was supported by both sides with 19 votes.

The abbot, the pawnbroker, and the… appraiser – How the Byzantine icon scam was set up and the phone call about Thanasis that “gave them away”

The ring planned sales of icons and two 18th-century Gospels for €200,000 – How Greek police undercover agents exposed the abbot of the Mega Spileo Monastery in Kalavryta along with his monk assistant

Kalavryta: Abbot of Spilaio Monastery arrested – He planned to sell 17 byzantine icons and two 18th-century gospels for €200,000

His assistant was also arrested – The abbot’s arrest followed a police sting operation, in which a female officer posed as a potential buyer

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