The historic Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San Jose is making plans to repair the damage to a door in its front entrance from a shocking Christmas Eve attack by a pipe-wielding stranger, but church officials acknowledged this week that a 107-year-old stained glass window in the door cannot be repaired.
“The main centennial vestibule door was damaged and the original glass broken,” said Tribuna Portuguesa editor Miguel Avila in response to inquiries from San Jose Inside about the vandalism that occurred at the beginning of a Christmas Eve family mass, prompting families to duck for cover in the church pews.
Fortunately, the hooded man who smashed the church’s front door did not come into the sanctuary or cause any injuries before fleeing into the night.
Three days after the vandalism attack, San Jose police announced the arrest of the man they said vandalized the Five Wounds church door and charged him with the attempted murder of a man at a nearby homeless encampment…