Cemetery Theft: bust child disappears the Holy doors

Suffer a theft, whatever the object stolen, is always a trauma, as it is a subject, by third parties, a profound act coming to hurt you personally, invading your space and your possessions, and it is a criminal act if the theft is perpetrated not only in a graveyard, but the thieves defile, with this gesture, the memory of a person.

In recent days i soliti ignoti stole, by the municipality of Florence Cemetery allee Holy doors in San Miniato, Piazzale Michelangelo, in Florence, a beautiful bronze bust of Decius Bassani, depicting the young Paul Monsani, died prematurely in 1923.

As Father Berardo, the community of monks of San Miniato al Monte, "she waved with her beauty the entrance of many, many visitors to the monumental cemetery of the Holy doors: relatives, friends and visitors from everywhere through the avenues of our cemetery to learn our history, to train in the art of memory, to meet the mystery of death, and, for those who have faith, win hoping pasquale ".

"Now, though, This gorgeous bust was stolen, depriving the site of one of his finest pieces, under the emotional and artistic profile.

Certain, the hope is that the thieves will repent and get back the stolen goods, Although it is very likely a commissioned theft, put in place by an art lover who was suffering from such work, and then with greater difficulties that can be returned to the commune of Florence to be relocated in its place in the municipal cemetery.

However, the hope is always the last to die, as our old, and then the call is launched.

We hope to be able to, as soon as possible, give the good news.

Frank Mariani

By the number 1 – The Year of 15/01/2014