Valuable Relics Stolen from Church During Holy Week

Country: Germany

Date of incident: April 15, 2022


During the Holy Week, anonymous intruders entered Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut church and broke the glass on a case that contained some relics. They then took a cloth with brooches that contained bones from the saints as well as an angel sculpture from the high alter. The police were looking for witnesses and described the relics as having "inestimable immaterial value."

Source and Image: br.de