Nativity scene destroyed in Persico Dosimo

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Persico Dosimo
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On the night of 11 January, unknown perpetrators seriously damaged a nativity scene in the churchyard of the Dosimo parish church. Several figures were smashed to pieces, a gesture that caused great indignation among the local population.

Every year a group of volunteers work to build a nativity scene in the churchyard of Dosimo, Italy. This year the scene was attacked and destroyed by unknown vandals. The parish priest, Don Livio Lodigiani, has already expressed his dismay and that of his parishioners.

The local councillor, Giuseppe Bignardi, expressed his solidarity with the community and condemned the act, saying that it was not the first of its kind in the area.

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