The recent return of a rare 16th century icon stolen during the dark days following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 is a reminder of the merciless
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island. The icon of the Enthroned Christ, which Cyprus’ Antiquities Department dates to around the end of the 15th century to the early 16th century, was presented at a ceremony Tuesday to the head of the island’s Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos.
NICOSIA A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island.
The icon of the Enthroned Christ, which Cyprus' Antiquities Department dates to around the end of the 15th century to the early 16th century, w