The Grinch didn’t steal Christmas, but he may have made off with the NunBun.

Friends and fans of the famous “NunBun” at Bongo Java cafe in Nashville have posted a $1,000 reward for the safe (and uneaten) return of the famed cinnamon bun that bears an uncanny resemblance to the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The bun was the only item stolen from Bongo Java in a Christmas morning break-in.

The bun made worldwide news when it was discovered in 1996. Its story can be found here. Mother Teresa’s lawyers, including current White House faith-based initiative director Jim Towey, eventually lobbied cafe owner Bob Bernstein to stop using Mother Teresa’s name in association with the cinnamon bun.

“What I can’t figure out is why anyone would steal it,” Bernstein told the Reuters news agency. “They can’t sell it on eBay, it’ s not fit to eat, there was no ransom note, and the police put its value at only $25 on their report.”

Speaking of the police report, the Nashville Tennessean tells us the bun was classified under property category No. 77, for “other.”