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Suspect detained after works damaged at Vatican altar
Security staff at the Vatican have apprehended a man after he jumped on to the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica and damaged ...
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Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars.
15 Things You Should Know About Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’
Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo’s Pietà has inspired emotion ... When a work of art is damaged in this way, its ...
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Romanian Man Defaces Vatican Altar, Damaging Objects Worth Thousands of Dollars
A video capturing the incident shows the individual jumping onto the altar, removing the altar cloth, and kicking six gold ...
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Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at ... The basilica has put in new protective glass in front of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture, which was attacked with a hammer in ...