A 43-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after attempting to steal the mitre from the reliquary bust of Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples, displayed in the city's cathedral. The swift intervention of the Carabinieri and an army patrol allowed them to recover the piece just minutes after it was removed from the altar. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the man, a foreign national, entered the cathedral alone and went directly to t…
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A 43-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after attempting to steal the mitre from the reliquary bust of Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples, displayed in the city's cathedral. The swift intervention of the Carabinieri and an army patrol allowed them to recover the piece just minutes after it was removed from the altar. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the man, a foreign national, entered the cathedral alone and went directly to t…