Desecration of a painting of the Last Supper

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Chojnice
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On July 31, the Parish priest of the Our Lady Queen of Poland church in Chojnice reported that the Last Supper painting near the church entrance was vandalised. Specifically, one of the Apostles' faces was cut out.

In response to the vandalism, Father Chyła promptly informed on social media that the police had been notified and given access to surveillance footage, hoping to identify the perpetrators. According to Fr. Chyła, the perpetrators were two young boys.

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