Vandals smash Yonkers church statue
January 9, 2006
The Journal News
By BRIAN J. HOWARD
A 5-foot-tall statue of St. Bartholomew was found shattered in front of the Roman Catholic church that bears his name by a parishioner around 9 p.m. The statue had been a gift from the St. Bartholomew's school's 2002 graduating class.
The Rev. Anthony Bassey, pastor at St. Bartholomew's, estimated the statue's value at $2,500.
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Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and, along with Saint Jude Thaddeus, is reputed to have brought Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century.
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The Journal News
By BRIAN J. HOWARD
A 5-foot-tall statue of St. Bartholomew was found shattered in front of the Roman Catholic church that bears his name by a parishioner around 9 p.m. The statue had been a gift from the St. Bartholomew's school's 2002 graduating class.
The Rev. Anthony Bassey, pastor at St. Bartholomew's, estimated the statue's value at $2,500.
[...]
Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and, along with Saint Jude Thaddeus, is reputed to have brought Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century.
[...]
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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