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The FBI recently announced that it recovered a stolen, centuries-old religious artifact<\/a> from Italy after it resurfaced in an unexpected location: New England.<\/p>\n

The 17th-century reliquary urn was obtained by FBI agents on February 11, though officials did not announce its recovery until April 30.<\/p>\n

The urn was “one of 17 ecclesiastical artifacts stolen from the Church of San Michele Arcangelo di Cangiano” between 2012 and 2022, the FBI’s Boston office said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Images show the gilded artifact’s ornate Baroque design, which was used to hold Catholic relics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kristen Setera, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Boston office, told Fox News Digital the urn was discovered missing during an inventory in November 2022.<\/p>\n

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The FBI recovered this 17th-century reliquary urn stolen from an Italian church after it resurfaced in New England.<\/span> (FBI Boston)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Investigators later traced the roughly 400-year-old artifact to a New England antiques dealer,<\/a> who had purchased it from another dealer in Italy.<\/p>\n

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“We do not know how or who stole the urn from the church, but we do know it was sold to a New England-based antiques dealer and shipped to the United States,” said Setera.<\/p>\n

The FBI worked with Italian authorities to identify the New England antiques dealer, who agents later interviewed.<\/p>\n

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The Baroque reliquary urn is protected under agreements between Italy and the Vatican City State.<\/span> (FBI Boston)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“During the interview, the urn was examined and information was gleaned on how the antiques dealer came to acquire the urn,” Setera added. “Based on this interview and examination\u00a0of the urn, the determination was made [that] the urn was the one missing from the church of San Michele Arcangelo.”<\/p>\n

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She also said, “This information was shared with the antiques dealer, who ultimately agreed to turn over the urn to the FBI for repatriation\u00a0to Italy.”<\/p>\n

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“It\u00a0represents\u00a0the intersection of faith, history and art.”<\/p>\n

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The FBI worked with the Italian\u00a0Ministry of Culture throughout the process.<\/p>\n

The urn had a formal repatriation ceremony in Italy<\/a> on April 29, the FBI said.<\/p>\n

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The Baroque urn “represents\u00a0a significant piece of Italian history<\/a>,” the agency added \u2014 and is “subject to protection by the Italian State\u00a0based on\u00a0the Accords in force with the Vatican City State.”<\/p>\n

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Officials said the gilded Baroque urn represents a significant piece of Italian religious and cultural history.<\/span> (FBI Boston)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Ted E. Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, called the recovery “incredibly exciting.”<\/p>\n

“After all, this\u00a0reliquary\u00a0urn\u00a0is a tangible link to intense religious devotion\u00a0and a connection to\u00a0the\u00a0generations\u00a0who lived and prayed with it,” Docks said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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“It\u00a0represents\u00a0the intersection of faith, history and art \u2014 elements that are invaluable<\/a> to the people of Italy and to humanity as a whole.”<\/p>\n

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