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Four stolen 17th-century books returned to a Catania church

Catania, Italy · Source report date:

Four stolen 17th-century books returned to a Catania church
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Italian State Police recovered four rare 17th-century books stolen from the church of Santa Maria della Guardia and handed them back to the parish priest. Police reported two people to judicial authorities on suspicion of receiving stolen property. The photograph shows the recovered books, as published by Catania News.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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