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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ RCMP looking for Corpus stolen from Catholic cemetery

The Corpus has religious and cultural significance and was taken off a crucifix
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Corpus stolen from St. Theresa’s Roman Catholic Cemetery.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ RCMP is asking for the public’s help to find a ‘Corpus’ that was taken from St. Theresa’s Roman Catholic Cemetery.

Police say the ‘Corpus’ has religious and cultural significance and was taken off a crucifix located in the cemetery in the 2800 block of Sexsmith Road sometime between Jan. 10-15.

It is described as:

  • Body of Christ on the cross;
  • Approximately four feet tall by three feet wide;
  • One of the feet on the Corpus is broken;
  • The Corpus is believed to be made out of clay.

Anyone with information about the stolen Corpus is asked to contact the RCMP at 250-762-3300 and reference the file number 2025-4222.



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