A Statue of the Virgin Mary torn down in Spain

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Las Rozas, Madrid
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Parroquia San Miguel Arcángel Instagram

A statue of the Virgin Mary was thrown into the garden of the parish of San Miguel Arcángel in Las Rozas, Madrid, on the night of the 1st to the 2nd of October. The parish priest, José Antonio Buceta Toro, denounced the act on Sunday morning and informed the police.

The parish priest of San Miguel Arcángel in Las Rozas, José Antonio Buceta Toro, denounced on the parish's Instagram account that on Sunday morning he found the statue of the Virgin Mary from outside the church dumped in the parish garden.

The Local Police have been informed, and a rosary has also been called for the atonement of this vandalic and sacrilegious act next Saturday, October 8.

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