Holy Figures Stolen from Church in Lower Rhine Wesel
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Lower Rhine Wesel
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Theft
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
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Two wooden figures of St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena as well as a bronze figure "Mary with Child" were taken from a church in Lower Rhine Wesel on November 12th. "The thieves also took metal crosses,... money from an offertory box, and five metal candlesticks," the police added. The items were of great monetary and spiritual value but it was not known who took them.
