Graffiti and Damage On A Newly Restored Church In Arcisate
Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Arcisate
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Insult or Incitement
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
Unknown
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Damien Dsoul on Unsplash
On January 30th, after finishing restoration works of several months, the restorers of the San Vittore Martire Church in Arcisate discovered a graffiti on the side wall of the church. Additionally, the vandals urinated on the church wall and in the corners. The work was halted for two days over the weekend, but it is likely that these acts took place the night before the weekend because the plaster was still fresh. Measures must now be taken to restore it.
