Damage was committed in the Sainte-Madeleine church in Angers (Maine-et-Loire) and an investigation was opened.
“The Sainte-Madeleine church was savagely vandalized that day”denounced in a press release on Wednesday April 12 the mayor of Angers Jean-Marc Verchère (Modem), specifying that “several statues were decapitated, crosses broken and the central high altar ransacked”.
The mayor of Angers, who went on site to ascertain the facts and announced the filing of a complaint, “Condemns in the strongest terms this heinous act which affected an important religious and heritage building in our city”.
Seven degraded statues
Jean-Marc Verchère added his support “to the parishioners and to the Catholic community very affected by these degradations which intervene the day after the Easter celebrations”.
Reached by AFP, the public prosecutor of Angers Eric Bouillard indicated that these damages, ” very probably “ committed on Wednesday, led to the opening of an investigation. This was entrusted to the departmental directorate of public security (DDSP) as a matter of priority. “in view of the seriousness of the damage to culture and heritage”according to the magistrate.
He specified that seven statues had been degraded (head or arms cut off), as well as vases and two damaged crosses.
