Sunday, July 8, 2012

Police in Spain Arrest 4 for Rel. Manuscript Theft; Find $1.26M in the Home of One of the Detainees

The Worldwide Religious News website reports today (July 8, 2012) that Spanish police have arrested four people in connection with the theft of a priceless collection of 12th century religious manuscripts.

Spain's Interior Ministry says an electrician who worked at a cathedral in the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela -- from where the Calixtinus Codex was stolen a year ago -- has been arrested along with his wife and son, and another woman.

The missing, richly-decorated tome is considered the first guide for people making the ancient Christian pilgrimage -- known as the Camino de Santiago -- the Spanish name for the Way of St. James.

Police found $1.26 million in a house belonging to one of the detainees.

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