Italy: Church of San Giacomo Defaced

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Ferrara
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

After the Church of San Giacomo in the Municipality of Ferrara was defaced with spray-painted tags in mid-June, the Catholic Knights Templar of Italy, in and the managers of the Apollo Cinema have decided to take action and start cleaning the facade of the Church. The historic Church is on the Via del Carbone.

"I thank the Catholic Knights Templar of Italy for this gesture of care, love and commitment to the protection of a historical asset, which has been severely defaced by uncivilized people," said the Mayor of Ferrara, Alan Fabbri.

Source and Picture: Ferrara24, Estense