The Repatriation or Return of a Stolen Cross to Homeland

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  • Ana Mišković University of Zadar, Department of History of Art

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15291/ars.4359

Keywords:

processional cross, monastery of St Francis, St Louis of Toulouse, Zadar, 14th century

Abstract

In early August 2023, a significant cultural event unfolded in Zadar’s monastery of St Francis – a ceremonial handover of a Gothic processional cross that had been audaciously stolen from the monastery in 1974. The ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Italy, where the cross was recovered in the town of La Spezia. Professor Donal Cooper played a pivotal role in researching the cross’s origin, crediting its identification as a product of Zadar’s medieval artistic milieu to the meticulous work of professor Marijana Kovačević.

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Published

2024-02-20

Issue

Vol. 13 (2023)

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