MEKHITARISTS’ STOLEN TREASURES FOUND

More than 55 works of art, including 54 books and a medieval world map, belonging to the were found after a two-year-long series of stealing.
Lebanese-born 31-year-old man came to the in Venice to study theology and philosophy. Later on he was included in the Congregation’s choir and served at the newly built library compound. For two year he has been selling the Congregation’s books to an antique shop in Vienna sending his profit of 40.000 euros to his family in Lebanon. The false seminarian’s thefts remained unnoticed until the November of 2005 when Haji Ahmad’s world map dated 1559 disappeared. Noticing the loss, Mekhitarist representatives informed the police. By then, the Lebanese had sold the map for 15.000 euros; the buyer spent additional 10.000 for the map’s restoration. All 55 items of art are now returned to the Congregation, and the suspect is detained and has confessed to stealing.
By Nana Petrosian

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