Door of Santiago Church repeatedly vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Jerez
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
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Jerez, Spain, part of the lower area of ​​the door of Santiago church was torn off in what appeared to be a new act of vandalism.

The Jerez for Santiago neighbourhood association has denounced the act through its social networks with the following words: "Once again, we have to echo an unfortunate event that occurred at the door of the Church of Santiago, the result of disrespect and savagery".

This is not the first time this church's door has suffered similar acts of vandalism. In April 2022, the entrance to the church was painted with anarchist graffiti, also reported by the association.

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