Desecration of Tabernacle and Stolen Hosts in Church of San Carlo

Case information

Incident date: Feb 28, 2020
Country: Italy
Place: Pavignano
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Satanist Symbols
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Desecration
Theft
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination: Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

On the 28th of February, perpetrators desecrated the tabernacle and stole the sacred Hosts from the Church of San Carlo in Pavignano. The police started an investigation. They suspect a satanistic bias, for no things of valor were stolen.

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