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Devic monastery burned down
Gracanica,
19 March 2004
The Eparchy of Raska and Prizren said citing a UNMIK report today that the Devic monastery near Srbica was burned Thursday after KFOR soldiers who had been guarding it withdrew from the area.
Devic monastery
According to a statement, Danish KFOR troops and the monkery withdrew from Devic to a nearby KFOR base, after which the monastery was demolished and set on fire. No injured persons were reported.
The Eparchy of Raska and Prizren called on international forces to protect the valuable Christian cultural heritage as well, apart from protecting people as their priority. The eparchy described the recent developments in Kosovo, including the planned razing of churches and monasteries, as barbarity.
Also on Thursday, four other Orthodox churches were burned down in Kosovo-Metohija (the church in Donja Slapasnica near Kosovska Kamenica, the church in Brnjak near Orahovac, the Church of Sveti Nikola in Pristina, and the Church of Sveti Ilija in Vucitrn), according to the Eparchy of Raska and Prizren.
According to the latest reports, more than 15 churches and other Orthodox buildings have been set on fire in the past two days. Most of them are among the most significant monuments of Serbia's medieval art and architecture.
The Eparchy of Raska and Prizren called on international forces to protect the valuable Christian cultural heritage as well, apart from protecting people as their priority. The eparchy described the recent developments in Kosovo, including the planned razing of churches and monasteries, as barbarity.
Also on Thursday, four other Orthodox churches were burned down in Kosovo-Metohija (the church in Donja Slapasnica near Kosovska Kamenica, the church in Brnjak near Orahovac, the Church of Sveti Nikola in Pristina, and the Church of Sveti Ilija in Vucitrn), according to the Eparchy of Raska and Prizren.
According to the latest reports, more than 15 churches and other Orthodox buildings have been set on fire in the past two days. Most of them are among the most significant monuments of Serbia's medieval art and architecture.
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