Burglary in the Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Trentino
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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A theft occurred on the 6. January during the Catholic celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord. Unknown vandals took advantage of the absence of people and broke into the Church of Santa Maria Assunta by breaking the glass of the sacristy. A music box was stolen, commonly used by the city choirs to animate celebrations in the Church. The police were immediately alerted and began the investigations to find the authors of this theft. Both the members of the choir and the parish priest Don Francesco Scarin expressed deep regret for this theft.

This was discovered by the members of one of the choirs at the moment they were preparing to animate the evening Mass. The 6 of January 2022 is a day of the celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord, a Christian feast that celebrates the manifestation of God incarnated in Jesus Christ.

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