WebGreece hopes the case will serve as a precedent for the UK handing back other artifacts. The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon from the Pope’s collection to Greece. The repatriated relics – the carved heads of a boy, a horse, and a bearded man – were unveiled in a ceremony at the Acropolis Museum in Athens on Friday ... WebDec 16, 2024 · Pope Francis ordered the Vatican to return three sculptural fragments from Athens’ Parthenon temple to Greece, putting pressure on the UK to follow suit over the …
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WebPope Francis ordered the… Pope Francis returns Vatican Museums’ Parthenon marbles to Greece - now it is time for the British to do the same thing!! Pope Francis ordered the… Liked by Marianna Peiou /. [ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΗ] Η «Κ ... WebDec 17, 2024 · Pope Francis meets Archbishop Ieronymos II, leader of Greece's Orthodox Church, in Athens in 2024. (George Vitsaras/AP) Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican … describe the location of bruges
Pope to return three Parthenon fragments to Athens - Neos Kosmos
WebThe Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship". The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was announced by Pope Francis last year. One is a chunk of a horses head, the other a bearded man and the … WebDec 16, 2024 · VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has decided to send back to Greece the three fragments of Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held for centuries, the Vatican announced Friday. The Vatican termed the gesture a “donation” from the pope to His Beatitude Ieronymos II, the Orthodox Christian archbishop of Athens and all Greece ... WebDec 17, 2024 · Agence France-Presse. 17 December 2024 9:36am. Pope Francis is to return to Greece three fragments of Athens’ Parthenon temple, in what the Vatican called Friday a gesture of friendship. The ... chrystal mccloud