The figure of Jesus in Andujar was vandalized several times. This already happened in 2013, 2017, and in 2019, where it was completely destroyed. In May 2020, it was finally restored by two artists.
Repeated Vandalism of The Figure of Jesus
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Spain
- Place
- Andújar
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Desecration
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
- Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
- Religious Freedom / Discrimination
- Other (text field)
- Place of Incident
- Church
- Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
- Bias Indicators
- Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Victim/Witness Perception
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated