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[denizaksulu]

Kuzey Kıbrıs’tan çalınan ikonlar İsviçre’de bulundu

Kuzey Kıbrıs’tan çalınan iki değerli ikonun İsviçre’de bulunduğu bildirildi. Rum Kilisesi’nin Anıtlar ve Sanat Bürosu, İsviçre polisinin, İskele’deki (Trikoma) Aziz Yakovos Kilisesi’nden çalınan 17’inci yüzyıla ait iki ikonun bulduğunu açıkladı.



İkonların, İsviçre’de ikamet eden Rus Alexander Khochinskiy’nin ikametgâhında bulunduğu ve bunların İsa ile Meryem Ana’ya ait iki büyük ikon olduğu bildirildi.
Giritli ressam Meletios tarafından yapılan ikonlar, 1974’e kadar İskele’deki Aziz Yakovos isimli küçük kilisede bulunuyordu.
İki ikonunun bulunması, ikonların Kıbrıs’a iadesi açısından çok önemli bir gelişme olarak nitelendiriliyor.
Rum Kilisesi Anıtlar ve Sanat Bürosu tarafından yapılan açıklamada ayrıca İskele’deki Aziz Yakovos Kilisesi’nin kuzeyde “Turizm Müzesi”ne dönüştürüldüğü belirtildi.


The above article from todays KIBRIS newspaper, tells us that two stolen Icons from the Ay. Jacovou church in Trikomo were found in Switzerland. They were found in the house of Russian Alexander Khochinskiy. They (the icons) represent Jesus and the virgin; They were painted by the Cretan painter Meletios.

The Greek Orthodox Church who made the above announcement also reported that the Ay. Jacovou church is now a 'Touristic Museum'.

This is how we treat the Cultural Heritage of Cyprus. Shame on those who are responsible.

[Oracle]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

[YFred]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

Where they were taken from! where else?

[denizaksulu]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

The church says 'it will be a great day for the Cyprus cause when they are returned'. At least they have been informed.

[DT.]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

Where they were taken from! where else?

a scary fanatic ladies and gentlemen. The more this man posts the more its clear. Not even the Greek Orthodox religious items can be returned to their rightful owners the Church of Cyprus....he wants to keep these as well.

[Oracle]

YFred you have more holes in your brain than Swiss cheese ... the Icons will not be returned to the thieves who 'sold' them in the first place ...


Stolen Cypriot icons found and confiscated by Swiss police

June 09, 2009

Two stolen Cypriot icons of Christ and the Virgin Mary, from the chapel of St. Iacovos (14th century) in the Turkish occupied Cypriot village of Trikomo, have been found and confiscated by the Swiss police.

According to the Office of Monuments and Art of the Church of Cyprus, the Swiss Police authorities conducted last month an investigation into buildings of Russian collector Alexander Khochinskiy, in Zurich, where they found and confiscated the two icons, painted by Meletios in 1620.

In 2004 the Swiss state ratified the UNESCO agreements (1970) and the Hague Agreement. The agreements came into force in 2005 and their provisions prohibited the sale of stolen cultural treasures. This development is seen as crucial to the process of repatriating these images and giving them back to the Cypriot Church, their legal owner and holder.

The Office of Monuments and Art of the Church of Cyprus said that the so-called authorities of the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime are using the chapel as a tourist office.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory. Hundreds of religious and archaeological artifacts have been stolen from the occupied areas, many of which have found their way in the black market. Some have been repatriated, others are still in the hands of illegal art dealers.

Source: from financialmirror.com

[runaway]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

Where they were taken from! where else?

a scary fanatic ladies and gentlemen. The more this man posts the more its clear. Not even the Greek Orthodox religious items can be returned to their rightful owners the Church of Cyprus....he wants to keep these as well.

Yes you shall keep them. And churches shall be moved to the south as well. There is no need for them in KKTC.

[denizaksulu]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

Where they were taken from! where else?

a scary fanatic ladies and gentlemen. The more this man posts the more its clear. Not even the Greek Orthodox religious items can be returned to their rightful owners the Church of Cyprus....he wants to keep these as well.

Yes you shall keep them. And churches shall be moved to the south as well. There is no need for them in KKTC.

When will you come to your senses. The likes of you have caused enough damage to Cyprus. Now runaway.

[Get Real!]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

Where they were taken from! where else?

a scary fanatic ladies and gentlemen. The more this man posts the more its clear. Not even the Greek Orthodox religious items can be returned to their rightful owners the Church of Cyprus....he wants to keep these as well.

It’s a rare form of sexual perversion called… Iconophilia!

[DT.]

To whom will Switzerland return these icons?

Or will it hold them in "safe custody" like countless other war-stolen treasures ....

Where they were taken from! where else?

a scary fanatic ladies and gentlemen. The more this man posts the more its clear. Not even the Greek Orthodox religious items can be returned to their rightful owners the Church of Cyprus....he wants to keep these as well.

Yes you shall keep them. And churches shall be moved to the south as well. There is no need for them in KKTC.

Here comes the barefoot goat herder from anatolia to tell me what will happen in my country.

Don't you get that you have to be nice to me cause your only chance at staying here and working is if you get hired to shine Cypriot shoes in a hotel in Morphou?