in january 2011, the british singer boy george returned an 18th-century icon of christ to the church of cyprus that he had bought without knowing the origin. the icon, which had adorned his home for 26 years, had been looted from the church of st charalampus from the village of new chorio, near kythrea, in 1974. the icon was noticed by church officials during a television interview of boy george at his home. the church contacted the singer who agreed to return the icon at saints anargyroi church, highgate, north london.