Exhibition in Church Damaged by Fire in Chatellerault

Country: France

Date of incident: August 17, 2013


An exhibition of pilgrims financed by the Friends of Santiago de Compostela was on display in the St. Jacques church in Chatellerault, France. Several times someone tried to set the laminated panels of the images on fire using a candle. The panels were covered with burn holes from the candle. Police in Chatellerault have opened an investigation.

Source: http://www.christianophobie.fr/breves/chatellerault-une-eglise-vandalisee-a-repetition