Vandalism at mission church where St. Junípero Serra is buried

September 29, 2015

On the night of September 26, vandals scaled a wall at the California mission church where St. Junípero Serra is buried, toppled a statue of the saint, and overturned cemetery headstones.

The words “saint of genocide” were found written on a stone at San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo Mission, according to a local media report.

 

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Further information:

• Carmel mission vandalized after Junipero Serra’s canonization (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Carmel Mission vandalized days after Serra's canonization (KSBW-TV)