Vandalism at old German basilica

In the Basilica of St Martin, Bonn, a deranged visitor has committed an act of vandalism, reports CWN.

A 24-year-old man entered a Romanesque basilica in Bonn, Germany, and caused extensive damage to the crypt where the relics of Saints Cassius and Florentius, the city’s patrons, are venerated.

The man pushed over a sarcophagus and damaged other areas of the crypt before he was arrested.

Recall that the Basilica of St Martin in Bonn is the most famous cathedral in the city on the Rhine. Its construction began in the XII century.

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