Officials find no lapse in security following disappearance of Calixtinus Codex

[didymus]

Catholic News Agency:

Officials find no lapse in security following disappearance of Calixtinus Codex

Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Jul 11, 2011 / 02:01 pm (CNA/Europa Press).- Officials in Spain “have not found any anomalies” in the security at the Cathedral of Santiago after the Calixtinus Codex was stolen July 5.

Sources from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela said security measures were working “normally,” reported Europa Press.

The sources also confirmed statements made by the dean of the cathedral, Jose Maria Diaz, that there was no sign of forced entry into the room where the codex is typically kept. However, it is not known whether the key was left in the safe that held the historic document.

Police are reviewing security videos but they have not said whether the cameras captured the moment in which the codex went missing.

The sources consulted by Europa Press also said that officials are reviewing how the cathedral handles security at its archives, as artifacts are not kept in individual lock boxes except when brought out on display.

 

[Dale_M]

The Spanish-language newspaper Correo Gallego reported, when the news of the theft first broke, that the archive area had only five security cameras, and none were pointed at the safe where the priceless manuscript was kept.

“Although security systems have been improved considerably it is true to say that they are not of the kind one might find in a bank or a well-protected jewellers,” the newspaper reported.

guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/07/codex-calixtinus-manuscript-stolen-santiago-compostela

 

[Sam_777]

From Wikipwdia:
"The codex is alternatively known as the Liber Sancti Jacobi, or the Book of Saint James."

Is that book and "Epistle of James" in the Catholic Bible the same thing

 

[JRKH]

From Wikipwdia:
"The codex is alternatively known as the Liber Sancti Jacobi, or the Book of Saint James."

Is that book and "Epistle of James" in the Catholic Bible the same thing

NO -

From your linked article:
“It was intended as an anthology of background detail and advice for pilgrims following the Way of St. James to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great, located in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.”…The collection includes sermons, reports of miracles and liturgical texts associated with Saint James, and a most interesting set of polyphonic musical pìeces. In it are also found descriptions of the route, works of art to be seen along the way, and the customs of the local people."

It sounds more like a “tour guide” for pilgrims…

Peace
James

 

[Sam_777]

NO -

From your linked article:
“It was intended as an anthology of background detail and advice for pilgrims following the Way of St. James to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great, located in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.”…The collection includes sermons, reports of miracles and liturgical texts associated with Saint James, and a most interesting set of polyphonic musical pìeces. In it are also found descriptions of the route, works of art to be seen along the way, and the customs of the local people."

It sounds more like a “tour guide” for pilgrims…

Peace
James

Thanks James