There are still three months before nearly two dozen sculptures from the late-14th and early-15th centuries must leave Florence for New York, but Monsignor Timothy Verdon is nervous about the treasures, which are moved only rarely.

"I will be in uninterrupted prayer until the works are back in my museum," said the priest, who directs Florence's Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, which is lending the art out while the museum undergoes renovations.

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