Statue of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Stolen from the Church in Cernay-lès-Reims

Case information

Incident date: Aug 15, 2022
Country: France
Place: Cernay-les-Reims
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Theft
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Unknown
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

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On 15 August, an 80 cm high, heavy plaster statue of Saint Theresa dating from the 1930s was stolen from the church in Cernay-les-Reims, east of Reims. The theft was reported in the evening.

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