Figure of Infant Jesus stolen from Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Arezzo
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Place of Incident
  • Christian Holiday Display / Celebration
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Image credit: Wiki Commons

On January 29, Don Severino Bernardini, the parish priest of Sant'Agnese, noticed that the crib was empty: the baby Jesus had been stolen. This is not the first time that this has happened in the parish. Hopefully the priest, who is a man of vision, had another baby figurine in stock. However, Don Severino left a note in the cradle to try and move the thief's heart: "Please take me back to my crib". Although the missing figurine has been replaced, the parish priest hopes that the thief will return the stolen baby Jesus.

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