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Pope Francis Will Return Vatican’s Parthenon Sculptures to Greece appeared on news.yahoo.com by Emily Burack.
The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis is returning three pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the Vatican’s collections for over a century.
The Vatican called the return a “donation” from Pope Francis to Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, “as a concrete sign of his sincere desire to follow in the ecumenical path of truth.” It is not clear if Ieronymous will then return the sculptures to the Acropolis Museum.
Per the Associated Press, “The Vatican statement suggested the Holy See wanted to make clear that it was not a bilateral decision to return the marbles from the Vatican state to Greece, but rather a religiously inspired donation. The statement may have been worded in order not to create a precedent that could affect other priceless holdings in the Vatican Museums.”
The move makes the Vatican one of the newest Western states to return its Parthenon fragments to Greece—the UK’s British Museum remains a holdout, though recent news has suggested that the museum is in talks with the Greek government. “We are not going to give up on this, no matter how long it takes,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis said in September regarding the return of the Parthenon sculptures.
However, following reports, the British Museum denied they were going to return the Elgin Marbles, saying in a statement, “we’re not going to dismantle our great collection as it tells a unique story of our common humanity. But we are seeking new positive, long-term partnerships with countries and communities around the world, and that of course includes Greece.”
No date has been given for the Vatican’s return of the three fragments—which include the head of a horse, the head of a young boy, and a bearded male head.
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