Basilica of San Siro in Genoa Defaced with Anticlerical and Anarchist Graffiti

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Genoa
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Threats
  • Vandalism of Church
  • Insult or Incitement
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Organized Hate Groups
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: lavocedigenova

The Basilica of San Siro in Genoa’s historic centre was vandalised with anticlerical and anti-institutional graffiti, including slogans against priests and calls to burn churches.

The Basilica of San Siro in Genoa has been vandalised in the city’s historic centre, with its side façade smeared with graffiti containing anticlerical messages and anarchist symbols.

Among the inscriptions identified were “infamous priests”, “burn the church”, a slogan reading “against their war, against their peace, for social revolution”, and an anarchist symbol.

Source: lavocedigenova