Excrements Smeared on Church Wall

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Aversa
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Diocese of Aversa

The historic Sant’Antonio al Seggio church in Aversa was vandalised with human excrement near its entrance, prompting public outrage and calls for stronger protection of churches.

The historic church of Sant’Antonio al Seggio in Aversa, Italy, was defaced when human excrement was smeared on its exterior walls near the entrance. The incident, described as “intolerable” by the local community group Aversa Francescana, sparked outrage on social media. The group condemned the repeated acts of vandalism against the monument and called for decisive action to protect the site and uphold public decency.

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