tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post6731607667757581601..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: The Face of the Real Saint Nick Revealed in Time for ChristmasCultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-10505249382138871502009-12-28T17:24:00.710-08:002009-12-28T17:24:00.710-08:00David Gill has blogged about a prospective repatri...David Gill has blogged about a prospective repatriation claim for the bones. See http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2009/12/where-should-remains-of-st-nicholas.html<br /><br />Such a claim could only be a "moral one," but one wonders about the Turks' "clean hands" in such matters. The tombs of many Saints were desecrated when the Ottomans took Constantinople. Moreover, most of the countries' Christians of Greek descent were "ethnically cleansed" in the 1920's. When one bases one's claim on "moral reasons," such issues naturally arise as well.Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-34600639035479512842009-12-25T22:09:24.349-08:002009-12-25T22:09:24.349-08:00"Presumably, despite Italy's own aggressi..."Presumably, despite Italy's own aggressive repatriation efforts, there are no plans to send Saint Nick's relics back to Turkey anytime soon.<br />" - That line cracked me up.Bill Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784106148142157239noreply@blogger.com