Several cases of extreme desecration and vandalization of Greek orthodox Churches have been reported in the last months between March and September 2020, mostly in Moria and the vicinity. These churches include the Church of the Virgin Mary of Tsiradou, The Church of Saint Raphael, The Church of Saint Catherine and the Church of Saint George. The Government of Hungary has given 30 000 Euros to restore the churches on the island of Lesbos.
Several Desecrated Churches on The Island of Lesbos
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Greece
- Place
- Lesbos
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Desecration
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Church
- Religious Freedom / Discrimination
- Other (text field)
- Place of Incident
- Church
- Bias Indicators
- Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Reported to Police
- Unknown
- Response of Local Authorities
- Unknown