Theft and Desecration of Tabernacle in St. Michael Church
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Vöhringen
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Desecration
Theft
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.
During the night between February 26th and 27th unknown perpetrators broke into the church Saint Michael in Vöhringen, damaged several doors, opened the tabernacle by force and stole two ciboria filled with consecrated hosts. The financial damage amounts to 20,000 euros and the religious loss is incalculable.
