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The parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation of the Murcian hamlet of Churra has suffered this morning the theft of the patron's jewelry.
As confirmed by the parish priest, Antonio Andreu, after 1:00 pm, he received the warning that the parish alarm had been activated.
The thief or thieves have made a butrón in one of the walls of the parish halls where they have managed to access the sacristy and the dressing room of the Virgin.
"They tried to remove the crown, but they could not because it was secure;
they have taken the earrings, the bracelet and a pendant ", explains Andreu, who also ensures that the image of the patron saint of Churra has several broken fingers, as well as other deteriorations in arms and legs, as has been observed at first .
The Bishop of Cartagena has traveled to the parish of Churra to see what happened.
"It is a great pain for me to contemplate this assault on the temple and to get involved with the image of Our Lady," says Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes, who has asked the parish priest, once the image is restored and returns To the temple, the parish community celebrate an act of reparation.
When knowing what happened, the faithful of the parish have been approaching the temple.
"I have seen the parishioners cry and feel that inner anger to see how they have mistreated the image of their Mother.
May God forgive those who have done this, so that they can put aside these activities, especially because of the pain and suffering they cause. "
Source: Obispado de Cartagena
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