Stolen, Covered in Pork
It's the perfect crime!
Afterward, you can eat the evidence.
In 828, relics believed to be the body of St. Mark were stolen from Alexandria by two Venetian merchants and taken to Venice. There is a mosaic showing how the sailors covered the relics with a layer of pork.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist#Fate_of_his_remains
Submitted by PocketBacon on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 11:05
