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They broke into the Holy Church of Panagia Katholiki in Gastouni on August 15translated

August 18, 2026 · 1 min read

The Holy Church of Panagia Katholiki in Gastouni was targeted by burglars in the early hours of the 15th of August, with the perpetrators causing significant damage, without ultimately managing to extract more than a small amount of money.

As can be seen from the photos published by ilialive.gr, the perpetrators, probably taking advantage of the large number of believers in the church during the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, breached the entrances of the church, targeting the church. Previously, in fact, they cut the cables of the alarm system and security cameras, in order not to record their actions.

However, despite their expectation that the bag would contain a significant amount of money, due to Vespers on the eve of the holiday, the church officials had already removed the money offered by the faithful. Thus, the burglars left with only a small amount of coins.

The incident was noticed on the morning of August 15, when the burglary and the extensive damage that had been caused to the church were discovered. According to estimates so far, the cost of repairing the damage caused by the perpetrators exceeds…

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