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Arkansas Monastery’s Altar Desecrated with Sledgehammer, 1,500-Year-Old Relics Stolen

Courtesy photoSubiaco Abbey, in Subiaco, Arkansas, had its altar smashed with a hammer, and relics inside the altar stolen on Jan. 5, 2023. A suspect has been arrested and is set to be charged in connection with the attack.

The suspect left a gaping hole in the top of the altar and broke open stones that contain relics, the abbey said.