Almost a year to the day, Codex Calixtinus, the 12th-century manuscript, which was stolen from the Spanish cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, has been found in a garage. The familly were arrested.
The Spanish police have arrested a handyman – fired after 25-years working at the cathedral – and three others from his family, his wife, son and another woman had led police to the discovery of around 1,2 million euros, 8 copies of the Codex Calixtinus and other ancient books that had also been stolen from the cathedral. A Codex Calixtinus 12th-century manuscript medieval text was stolen from the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in the north-western Spanish and have been found in a nearby garage.
The Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century collection of sermons and liturgical passages, which disappeared last July from a safe deposit box in the Santiago de Compostela cathedral, marks the end of an ancient pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago.
Spanish police recover priceless 12th-century pilgrimage manuscript called Codex Calixtinus
Spanish officers have found documents and correspondence related to senior church figures and keys to various outbuildings. The 12th-century manuscript, Codex Calixtinus – cathedral’s book of hours, a popular type of devotional book in the Middle Ages, was also recovered in that time.
The affectedly illustrated manuscript, considered an important part of Spain’s cultural and religious heritage. The manuscript was also named after Pope Calixto II, who promoted the tradition of the pilgrimage in the early 12th-century.
Reflected the jewel of the archive of the city, which is the final destination for thousands of people who each year travel the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, the manuscript was kept in a reinforced glass case to which only a handful of people had access.
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