Man Arrested for Stealing Relic of Virgin in Spain
Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Calañas
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Theft
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Unsplashed
The Guardia Civil arrested a man that allegedly stole the Rosary of an image of the Virgin in Calañas. The investigation began on 2 June, when a report of the theft was received from the Sister Major of the Brotherhood concerned. The incident occurred when the relic was being exhibited in the left hand of the image of the Virgin of Amargura, in a chapel of the church of Calañas "Santa María de Gracia".
