Basilica in Valencia Vandalized

Country: Spain

Date of incident: March 17, 2017


The Basilica of the Mare de Deu dels Desamparats was vandalized with offensive graffiti on the walls and black paint thrown on the mosaic of the Virgin Mary over several days, beginning during the night between March 11th and 12th. Citizens, as well as the Archbishop, denounced the acts.

Police opened an investigation. Source: ABC.es, and Archdiocese of Valencia Photo: OLReligiosa Twitter