Sacred Objects and Keys Stolen from Mödling Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Austria
Place
Biedermannsdorf
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • 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
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.

Unknown perpetrators stole a chalice, two ciboria, and a monstrance from the tabernacle, as well as all the keys in the sacristy from the parish church in Biedermannsdorf (district of Mödling) on ​​the evening of April 13th.

The value of the stolen sacred objects was estimated by the parish office to be about 500 euros. However, the property damage caused by the theft of the stolen keys and the required replacement of all of the locks is approximately 2,500 euros.

Witnesses with relevant information about possible suspicious activity on April 13, 2019, between 17.30 and 18.10 in the area of the Biedermannsdorf parish church are requested to contact the Wiener Neudorf police: Tel. 059 133 - 3344.

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