Church Windows Smashed in Suspected Attempted Desecration in Palamós

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Palamós
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Chapel
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

Unknown individuals climbed onto the roof of a church in Palamós and broke stained-glass windows in what local witnesses deemed as an attempted intrusion.

The incident occurred in the early hours of 23 August at the Santa María del Mar. According to a report submitted to the Spanish Observatory on Freedom of Religion and Conscience, unknown individuals accessed the church via the roof and broke stained-glass windows.

According to the reporting individual, it is believed that the perpetrators may have intended to enter the building “to desecrate.”