Vandals Destroy Altar Piece in Ansbach with A Knife
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Ansbach
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Unknown
A canvas painting that served as an altarpiece in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Ansbach was torn by a knife on Monday morning, the 3rd of July, 2023. The picture was made by the Ansbacher artist Georg Friedrich Bischoff (1819-1873). The restoration of the image is estimated to cost 2000-2500 euros.
