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CV NEWS FEED // Police are investigating vandalism that destroyed a historic marble statue of Saint Joseph and newly-remodeled steps to a Catholic church in downtown Indianapolis last week.
The vandalism occurred early in the morning on November 30 at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
The statue of St. Joseph used to stand at the entrance of the church, and weighed some 800 pounds, according to the Archdiocesan newspaper the Criterion. A photo released by the diocese showed it broken completely in half.
“When they pulled the statue down, you can tell the step went down about an inch from the weight of it. Now, there is a gap and it knocked off a significant piece of limestone that will now have to be replaced. It’s another expense we were not anticipating,” said the former co-chair of St. Mary’s fundraising committee Helen Small to local news outlet WRTV Indianapolis.
St. Mary’s church was originally built in 1910. In 2022, St. Mary’s held a fundraising campaign to rebuild and restore much of the outside of the church.
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The vandalism occurred early in the morning on November 30 at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
The statue of St. Joseph used to stand at the entrance of the church, and weighed some 800 pounds, according to the Archdiocesan newspaper the Criterion. A photo released by the diocese showed it broken completely in half.
“When they pulled the statue down, you can tell the step went down about an inch from the weight of it. Now, there is a gap and it knocked off a significant piece of limestone that will now have to be replaced. It’s another expense we were not anticipating,” said the former co-chair of St. Mary’s fundraising committee Helen Small to local news outlet WRTV Indianapolis.
St. Mary’s church was originally built in 1910. In 2022, St. Mary’s held a fundraising campaign to rebuild and restore much of the outside of the church.
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Historic Marble St. Joseph Statue Destroyed in Indianapolis Church Vandalism
CV NEWS FEED // Police are investigating vandalism that destroyed a historic marble statue of Saint Joseph and newly-remodeled steps to a Catholic church in downtown…
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