Religious Items Stolen from Bamberg Monastery

Country: Germany

Date of incident: June 5, 2022


Thieves, who have not been identified, stole a priest's robe and a monstrance from a monastery in Bamberg. The theft was noticed on the 5th of June and the value of the items is around 15,000 euros. The monstrance, which is used to present the holy Eucharist, is around 75 cm tall and close to 32 cm wide. The Police were investigating the crime.

Sources: www.np-coburg.de,www.zeit.de

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