Graffiti Attack on the Family Home of St. Bernadette in Lourdes
Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
Government Restrictions
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Societal Sphere
Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Vandalism (all)
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Access to Justice or Services
Municipal services in Lourdes took two weeks to remove obscene drawings and inscriptions painted on the family home of the revered Saint, despite complaints by neighbors and an alert from the online journal “Lourdes-Info.” The perpetrators of the vandalism are unknown.