19/01/2015 12:00 (UTC)
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Spanish electrician Manuel Fernandez Castineiras (R), self-confessed thief of Codex Calixtino, his wife Maria Remedios Nieto (C) and their son Jesus Fernandez (L) sit in the dock during the first session of their trial in Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain, 19 January 2015. The Codex Calixtino, a vaulable manuscript dated from 12th century, was robbed from Santiago de Compostela's cathedral in July 2011. The manuscript contains the oldest and complete text of Liber Sancti Iacobi compilation which exists in Europe. There are some 200 copies of Liber Sancti Iaocbi in the continent. EPA/LAVANDEIRA JR.
