Arson and Vandalism In Church In Gödöllő

Country: Hungary

Date of incident: March 15, 2021


On the evening of March 15th, unknown perpetrators broke into the Greek Orthodox Church of Gödöllő. The perpetrators then set fire to the pews and sprayed an icon with flammable material. Neighbours noticed the fire and immediately alerted the fire brigade. The parish priest described the vandalism as a clearly anti-Christian act and said that damage the vandals caused is estimated to be around 2.5 million HUF. The police is investigating.

Sources: vasarnap.hu ; vasarnap.hu ; en.s4c.news

Symbolic photo by Andrew Gaines