Spanish priest a victim of apparent foul play; venerated Marian image missing

March 13, 2015

Father Adolfo Enríquez, 77, the pastor of the parish in Vilanova dos Infantes, Spain, has been found dead in a haystack with evidence of a blow to the dead. He had been stationed at the parish for 45 years.

Vilanova dos Infantes, a town of 250, is the site of a Marian shrine where the image of the Virxe do Cristal (Virgen del Cristal) has been venerated since the seventeenth century. The Marian image, described by local media as the smallest in the world, has disappeared.

 

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Further information:

• Hallado muerto un cura en Ourense con golpes en la cabeza (El Pais)
• Hallado muerto el cura de Vilanova dos Infantes (Religión Digital)
• Continúa la búsqueda de la imagen de la Virxe do Cristal tras el posible homicidio del párroco (Faro de Vigo)