80's "Icon" Returns 18th c. Ico

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80's "Icon" Returns 18th c. Icon

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church on Thursday  
thanked former Culture Club singer Boy George for returning an icon of  
Christ that it says was stolen from a church in the breakaway north of  
the divided island.

Boy George agreed to return the 18th century icon he bought from a  
London art dealer in 1985 after being presented with proof of its true  
origin, the church said in a statement posted on its Web site.

"Before this, I had no idea who Boy George was," Brussels-based Bishop  
Porfyrios who led efforts for the icon's recovery told The Associated  
Press. "He was positive about returning the icon."

The church said it was alerted about the icon's whereabouts by an  
informer who saw the singer with it on a Dutch TV show last November.

Boy George, who said he was unaware of the icon's history when he  
bought it, personally handed the icon over to Bishop Porfyrios in  
London on Tuesday. In return, the bishop gave him a modern icon of  
Christ as a token of gratitude and "with the wish that others soon  
follow his example."

The leader of the Cyprus church, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, lauded  
the singer for doing the right thing.

"The moment he heard that the icon was stolen, I think that he did  
right to return it to the Church of Cyprus to which it belongs," the  
archbishop said. "We thank him and if he ever comes to Cyprus, we will  
certainly welcome him."

The church statement said Boy George ...

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