Monstrance and tabernacle stolen from the hospital chapel in Urbino

On Thursday, 1 October 2026, a cleaner found a sacrilegious theft in the chapel of Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia in Urbino (Pesaro e Urbino, Marche), Italy. A monstrance with the large consecrated host was stolen, the tabernacle was completely torn off, and the contents of the pyx were thrown on the floor and trampled. Archbishop Sandro Salvucci wrote to all priests calling for prayers of reparation. Police are investigating, including biological traces and images. Corriere Adriatico reported 4 October 2026.

Sacrilegious theft mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim building=hospital pin for Ospedale Civile di Urbino, 70 Viale Federico Comandino (43.7338695, 12.6330389; OSM way 296103449). Wikidata Q111822684 identifies that hospital as Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia; Nominatim returned no separate place_of_worship pin for the chapel inside it. occurredOn is Thursday 1 October 2026 (found by a cleaner).