Due to the situation in Kosovo our office is closed this week.
Prizren
(All churches in Prizren were destroyed during the Kristallnacht of March 17 and the following March 18)
1. Holy Virgin of Lyevish (14 th century) burned inside, (photos now: 1, 2, 3, 4)
2. Church of Christ the Savior (14 th century) burned (photo now: 1)
3. Cathedral of St. George (1856) burned and mined (photos now: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 )
4. Church of St. Nicholas (Tutic’s church, 14 century) burned (photo now: 1 2)
5. Church of St. Nicholas (Runovic’s church, 16 century) burned inside (photo now: 1)
6. Church of St. Kyriake (14 century, reconstructed later) burned, Potkaljaja quarter
7. Church of St. Panteleimon (14 century, reconstructed later) burned, Potkaljaja quarter
8. Church of St. Cosmas and Damian (14 century, reconstructed) burned, Potkaljaja quarter
9. Church of St. Kyriake, Zivinjane, near Prizren, mined (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 19 – Explosion completely destroys old Orthodox Church near Zivinjane village)
10. Holy Archangels Monastery (14. century), burned (now: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Sts. Cyrillus of Methodius (now: 1, 2,) (UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 – Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire)
Bishop’s residence in Prizren (now: 1) (UNMIK/KFOR Report – March 18: Archbishop seat, Archangel Monastery, an Orthodox Church and Orthodox Seminary set on fire & destroyed)
Orahovac
11. Church of St. Kyriake, (1852), Brnjaca, Orahovac 1852 (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18 – Orthodox Church set on fire & destroyed in Brnjaca village)
Djakovica
12. Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (16-19th century), burned with the parish home on March 17, razed to the ground during the following days (photo now)
Cathedral church of the Holy Trinity (two bell-towers which survived the 1999 mining were razed to the ground. Kosovo Albanians removed all material from the site in the following days, UNMIK/KFOR Report March 18 – Rioters remove debris of destroyed Orthodox Church with trucks & trailers Approx 5,000 K-Albanians participate.)
13. Church of St. Lazarus, Piskote, near Djakovica, before only vandalized now reported destroyed (confirmed from an international source)
14. Church of St. Elias, near Bistrazin, damaged after the war and now completely destroyed (confirmed by Bishop Atanasije Jevtic)
Srbica
15. Devic Monastery (15. century) burned to the ground with the tomb of St. Ioanichius of Devic opened and desecrated. Fire was burned in the tomb of the saint. (now: photos1, photos2) (UNMIK/KFOR Report March 18: 2,000 protestors gather and move towards Devic Monastery, Five K-Serbian nuns evacuated from area, Violent protestors set Monastery on fire)
Pec
16. Church of St. John the Baptist (Metropolia, with the parish home) burned (confirmed from local international sources in Pec)
17. Church of Virgin Mary, Belo Polje nr. Pec, burned again inside and desecrated inside, structure still stands (confirmed by Bishop Atanasije Jevtic who visited the site)
18. Church of St. John the Baptist (Pecka banja), reported burned (from local international sources)
Urosevac
19. Cathedral of St. Uros the Emperor, Urosevac, (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 17 – 3 hand grenades thrown at Serbian Orthodox church – church set on fire, first time), at least 19 KFOR soldiers and policemen wounded defending the church, destroyed city cemetery (UNMIK/KFOR Report March 18 1,500 K-Albanians rampage – burn Orthodox Church & up to 5 K-Serb houses in townK-Albanian crowd attempts to set Orthodox Church on fire in K-Serb village of Talinovce Church was set to fire (1749 hrs) – 5 K-Albanian males arrested)
20. Nekodim village, Sv. Ilija, destroyed with the cemetery (confirmed by local sources)
21. Talinovac village, St. Peter and Paul church, destroyed, with the cemetery (from the UNMIK/KFOR Report, see above)
22. Sovtovic, cemetery church of the Holy Virgin, destroyed with the cemetery (confirmed by local sources)
(Athens media confirmed that three churches beside Urosevac church which were under protection of the Greek KFOR were left alone)
Kamenica
23. Church in Donja Slapasnica, Kosovska Kamenica (info from Kamenica) under investigation
the church in Kamenica was stoned and some windows are broken
Stimlje
24. Church of St. Archangel Michael in Stimlje, built in 1920 (on the hill) (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18: K-Serbian house & Orthodox Church set on fire)
Pristina
25. Church of St. Nicholas (19 th cenutry), Pristina town (now: 1, 2) (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18 – Rioters attack Old Orthodox Church in Taslixhe – automatic gunfire in area Orthodox priest & 5 K-Serbian families evacuated by KFOR from Old Orthodox Church SPU officer shot & injured during attempt to secure Old Orthodox Church Orthodox Church, UN Habitat office & 3 UNMIK Police vehicles set on fire) The church burned to the ground with the parish home and all church archives (confirmed by priest Fr. Miroslav Popadic)
Kosovo Polje
26. Church of St Nicholas, Kosovo Polje, burned inside and desecrated, built in 1940, structure stands (local Serbian priest visited the church and found burned icons and inventory)
27. Church of St. Katherine, Bresje nr. Kosovo Polje, vandalized inside, built in 20.c., structure stands (visited by the local Serbian priest)
Vucitrn
28. Church of St. Elias, Vucitrn, 19th c., burned (UNMIK/KFOR Report: Orthodox Church set on fire in Vucitrn town)
29. Churchin Priluzje (UNMIK/KFOR Report March 19: Orthodox Church set on fire in K-Serbian village of Priluzje)
Obilic
30. Church of St. Michael in Obilic, new church, large fire set up inside the church (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18 – Orthodox Church, numerous K-Serbian houses and apartment blocks set on fire)
Kosovska Mitrovica
31. Church of St. Sava, Mitrovica South, 2 set on fire twice in a few days (burned) (UNMIK/KFOR Report – March 18: Molotov cocktails thrown into perimeter of KFOR-guarded Orthodox Church in South, Church & several neighboring houses set on fire Local Fire Brigade fight house fires but not Church, which is severely damaged)
Podujevo
32. Church of St. Andreas, Podujevo, built in 1929, destroyed on March 18, Czech media confirm that the cemetery was destroyed. (Czech officer confirmed that coffins were dug up and bones of dead scattered, UNMIK/KFOR Report – March 18 Orthodox Church set on fire)
Istok
33. Church of St. Peter and Paul (UNMIK/KFOR Report: Explosion damages Orthodox Church in the town)
34. (March 18 – UNMIK/KFOR Report: Explosion in Orthodox Church, Baja village)
Vitina
35. Church damaged by grenades on March 17 (according to UNMIK/KFOR Report: 4 K-Serbian houses set on fire & Orthodox Church badly damaged)
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