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CLEVELAND: Some of the earliest known depictions of Jesus are among the items in a collection of Vatican art and artefacts that will be on view in the United States next year.

A reliquary containing bone fragments of St. Peter and personal belongings of Michelangelo are also among the 200 items scheduled for exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland in May.

“They (the Vatican) don’t let their treasures out very often. So when they put them out on display, it’s quite an extraordinary experience,” historical society board Chairman Gary Adams told The Plain Dealer newspaper.

The show will arrive in Cleveland after its debut in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The historical society had negotiated for months to host the exhibition for which it needed the approval of the Vatican and the Cleveland Catholic Diocese and support from the local Catholic community. — AP

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